Even when Liverpool managed to repeat one of their feats from last season, they picked the wrong one. They lost to Nottingham Forest at Anfield last year, a setback that did not prevent Arne Slot’s side from winning the title. They did so again, but now Liverpool languish in the bottom half. If their dismal title defence was not already over, it is now.
“I can never come up with enough excuses for us to come up with the results we have,” said Slot. “That is far from good enough and I am responsible for that.” The same logic underlined that it was another historic achievement for Sean Dyche, who masterminded Burnley’s first win at Anfield since 1974 and, now, Forest’s biggest ever. “Of course it is to be enjoyed,” he said.
