Pundit Garth Crooks believes it "was a pity" that Nottingham Forest forward Brennan Johnson was left on the bench against Liverpool.
Head coach Steve Cooper made the decision to name Johnson among the substitutes amid a heavy fixture build-up, though the Wales international came off the bench in the second half.
Crooks thinks Forest might have come away from Anfield with a result if Johnson was in the starting XI, and has backed the Reds to put up a good fight in the remaining games of the season.
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“Nobody expected Nottingham Forest to go and win at Anfield, least of all Steve Cooper, who left his leading goalscorer Brennan Johnson on the bench which was a pity really," Crooks told BBC Sport.
“With Johnson in their starting line-up, alongside Taiwo Awoniyi, Forest might have come away with something. Forest might be in the bottom three and staring at relegation but their second-half performance suggests that if they go down, they won’t go quietly.”
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