Nuno Espirito Santo spoke of his pleasure at seeing Nottingham Forest register their first win at Anfield since 1969 — and praised his gamers for following the tactical plan.
Forest claimed a memorable 1-0 success over Liverpool because of Callum Hudson-Odoi’s 72nd-minute objective.
The previous Chelsea winger mixed with fellow substitute Anthony Elanga, earlier than reducing inside to twist a exact end contained in the far submit.
It got here after Forest had stifled the Liverpool midfield with a beginning line-up that packed the centre of the pitch, irritating the house crowd.
“We’re very pleased. Lots of our followers within the stadium at present weren’t even born then (the final time Forest received at Liverpool), so that claims how onerous it’s to play at Anfield,” mentioned Nuno.
“I’m pleased with the work of the gamers, as a result of they labored very onerous. I’m pleased with the best way we behaved as a group.
“We knew how onerous it was going to be. It was all about taking probabilities in the proper second, and we did.”
Forest’s plan was at all times to introduce the tempo of Elanga and Hudson-Odoi within the latter phases of the sport, because the recorded a landmark victory that lifted them to fourth within the Premier League desk.
However the entire substitutes had an affect, with Jota, Morato and Neco Williams additionally launched as Forest maintained their unbeaten begin to the season.
“The subs got here on and impacted the sport, which was good,” mentioned Nuno.
“Having choices is sweet. Callum and Anthony impacted the sport. Jota additionally did job and Morato and Neco (Williams) performed nicely once they got here on. We are attempting to construct a squad and we’re going to want all people, as a result of it’ll be a really lengthy season.”
Forest return to motion towards Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday, September 22.
GO DEEPER
The Briefing: Liverpool 0 Nottingham Forest 1 – Hudson-Odoi strikes to finish Slot’s high quality begin
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