Nottingham Forest twice took the lead at Anfield yesterday before eventually settling for a 2-2 draw against Liverpool, with Super Eagles wing-back Ola Aina turning in a 7-rated shift.
Dan Ndoye and Morgan Gibbs-White struck for the visitors, only for Alexander Isak and Víctor Muñoz to hit back for the hosts in front of the Kop, in a Premier League Matchweek 2 encounter that swung one way and then the other.
Oliver Glasner set his Nottingham Forest side up in a 3-4-2-1, with Aina at right wing-back ahead of a back three of Jair Cunha, Nikola Milenkovic and Murillo. Xaver Schlager and James McAtee anchored midfield, while Morgan Gibbs-White and Dan Ndoye supported Igor Jesus in the front three.
Forest struck the first blow inside 25 minutes. Morgan Gibbs-White threaded a delightful pass through the Liverpool back line, and Dan Ndoye latched onto it before finishing past Alisson to silence Anfield.
Aina’s afternoon looked like it could unravel five minutes into the second half. The Super Eagles man was cautioned in the 50th minute for a rough foul on Víctor Muñoz, leaving him walking a tightrope for the remainder of his time on the pitch.
