Liverpool are thrown back into the fire of competition against Nottingham Forest after November’s international break.
Cries of resurgence were muted at the Etihad on Sunday afternoon, as the Premier League champions were thumped 3–0 by Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. Arne Slot’s side entered the contest off the back of consecutive wins, and they returned to their imperious state with a 1–0 victory over Real Madrid in the week.
However, the vibrancy of that performance was nowhere to be seen in Manchester, with the Cityzens shining amid a statement triumph. Liverpool were leggy and outright woeful in possession in the first half, and they gave themselves far too much to do after the restart.
The impressive City were thus able to capitalise on Arsenal’s first slip-up since September, while Liverpool are down in eighth and eight points adrift of the league leaders. But Slot, who may have thought he’d stumbled upon an optimal formula by naming an unchanged team on Sunday, has another chance to reset with the final club hiatus of 2025 upcoming.
