Nottingham Forest stunned Premier League champions Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield on Saturday, piling further pressure on manager Arne Slot.

The defeat marked Liverpool’s sixth Premier League defeat in their last seven games, effectively ending their hopes of mounting a credible title defence this season. The Reds now sit eight points behind leaders Arsenal.

Brazilian defender Murillo opened the scoring in the 33rd minute after a corner, before Nicolo Savona doubled Forest’s advantage early in the second half.

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Morgan Gibbs-White sealed the emphatic victory 12 minutes from time, reacting quickest to fire home after Alisson had initially saved Omari Hutchinson’s effort.

Liverpool, now 11th in the Premier League table before Saturday’s late fixtures, have now lost six of their past seven league games as scrutiny intensifies over Slot’s near £450m summer spending spree.
Forest, meanwhile, continues their resurgence, climbing to 16th and moving further away from the relegation zone.

This was Liverpool’s second successive Anfield defeat to Forest and their eighth loss in their last 11 games across all competitions. It also marked the first time since 1965 that the club has suffered back-to-back league defeats by a three-goal margin.

Slot admitted on Friday that his squad is still emotionally affected by the tragic death of Diogo Jota in a car crash in Spain in July.