Nottingham Forest made it 11 games without a win as they suffered a 3-2 defeat to Liverpool despite an improved performance.
The game was littered with defensive lapses and, after the visitors quickly equalised twice through former Liverpool defender Neco Williams and Morgan Gibbs-White, Mohamed Salah secured victory for the home team.
Even then Liverpool’s progress to within six points of fourth-placed Newcastle was almost scuppered when Brennan Johnson lobbed Alisson Becker but was denied by the crossbar.
