Liverpool appeared back on track when they beat Aston Villa and, more impressively, Real Madrid.

But the 3-0 defeat at Manchester City prior to the international break exposed more cracks in Arne Slot’s expensively assembled team.

Liverpool head into the weekend in eighth place but have a favourable run of fixtures coming up.

They won’t find it straightforward against Forest, though. The East Midlanders claimed four points off Liverpool in their title-winning season last year.