Liverpool beats Nottingham Forest 3-nil on Sunday as Aston Villa joined them in the Premier League top four ahead of the Manchester derby at Old Trafford.
DIOGO JOTA , DARWIN NUNEZ and MOHAMED SALAH were in good form for JURGEN KLOPP’s side who were without LUIS DIAZ after his parents were kidnapped in Colombia.
JOTA gave Liverpool a 31st-minute lead, turning home a rebound after MATT TURNER had made a save.
In celebration, he ran to manager JURGEN KLOPP, who handed him a Diaz number seven shirt to hold aloft.
NUNEZ doubled Liverpool’s lead four minutes later with an emphatic near-post finish after DOMINIK SZOBOSZLAI’s kick-back.
MOHAMED SALAH however struck Liverpool’s third goal in the 77th minute, profiting from TURNER’S error to slide the ball into an empty net.
DIAZ was left out of the matchday squad at Anfield.
Colombia President GUSTAVO PETRO on Saturday said the winger’s mother had been rescued from kidnappers but the search remained ongoing for his father , a situation KLOPP said was worrisome before the start of the match.
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