Chris Sutton does not believe Steve Cooper should be sacked by Nottingham Forest but admits he is "surprised" Evangelos Marinakis has not yet pulled the trigger in light of recent results.
Marinakis has continued to back Cooper despite the Reds' struggles of late. And Nottingham-born pundit Sutton predicts that those struggles will continue when Forest take on Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday (3pm kick-off).
Cooper's side are in the Premier League relegation zone - albeit only on goal difference - following a run of 10 games without a win. They come up against a Liverpool side that has not had a great season by their standards but demolished Leeds United 6-1 in their latest outing.
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"This is probably the game I am most confident about this week - mostly based on Nottingham Forest's terrible away form," Sutton told BBC Sport, predicting a 3-0 home win.
"Forest boss Steve Cooper got a vote of confidence last week from the club's owner Evangelos Marinakis but was told that results must improve. They haven't.
"Based on what Marinakis said, I am surprised Cooper is still in a job, not that I in any way think he should be sacked. I don't see Forest ending their 10-game winless run at Anfield, though.
"Liverpool look stronger up front now Diogo Jota and Luis Diaz are back from injury and Jurgen Klopp has copied Pep Guardiola's playbook by using Trent Alexander-Arnold in a new inverted role.
"It is working really well, and I can see them scoring more goals here."
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