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Nottingham Forest 0-1 Liverpool: Player ratings as Nunez snatches victory in stoppage time

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Darwin Nunez salvaged a dramatic 1-0 victory for Liverpool with a 99th-minute winner away to Nottingham Forest on Saturday afternoon. Nuno Espirito Santo's stubborn side frustrated Liverpool throughout normal time. After consecutive cup victories with an ever-shrinking group of healthy players across the previous six days, Jurgen Klopp's 'mentality monsters' threatened to be muzzled until Nunez emerged as their saviour. The Uruguayan had been denied from point-blank range by Matz Sels moments earlier but left Forest's goalkeeper rooted to the spot with a deft header at the death. How the game unfolded Anthony Elanga broke clear of Liverpool's characteristically high backline but was thwarted by Caoimhin Kelleher's left boot in the biggest chance of a tepid first half. The flag may have come to Liverpool's rescue if their goalkeeper hadn't but it underscored Forest's preferred route to goal. Jurgen Klopp avoided any references to Robin Hood ahea...

Arsenal legend says club 'were right to celebrate Liverpool victory - I did until the next morning!'

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Ray Parlour insists Martin Odegaard and the Arsenal squad were right to savour the moment after the weekend's emphatic 3-1 victory over Liverpool. With the knowledge that defeat would leave them eight points behind the league leaders, Arsenal put on an excellent showing and roared to a win which moved them to within two points of Jurgen Klopp's title hopefuls. After the match, Arsenal's players celebrated with real passion and club captain Odegaard attracted plenty of criticism after he took the photographer's camera to capture some memories of the moment himself. The Norway international has already laughed off the negativity, and Gunners legend Parlour believes there was no other way to celebrate such an important victory. "Of course you have [got to celebrate those moments],"he told 90min in an interview with NetBet . "You get into the hype with the fans. The fans must have been buzzing after the game, knowing they'd beaten Liverpool, who are goi...