'Unbelievable we lose to Forest if we can play like this'

Liverpool head Arne Slot says it is unbelievable his broadside mislaid to Nottingham Forest connected Saturday erstwhile you see nan Reds' ruthless capacity against AC Milan 3 days later successful nan Champions League.

After conceding early, goals from Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai helped Liverpool footwear disconnected their Champions League run with a ascendant 3-1 triumph successful Milan.

Their assured capacity was a good consequence to their daze "honeymoon-ending" 1-0 nonaccomplishment astatine location to Forest which Slot said astatine nan clip was a "big setback".

"Losing Saturday was a rustle and to beryllium 1-0 down early tonight, you are wondering really we react," Slot, who was taking complaint of his first European lucifer arsenic Liverpool manager, told Amazon Prime.

"But if you tin play truthful bully it is - I won't opportunity a ugliness - unbelievable you suffer to Forest astatine location if you tin play for illustration this today."

Former Newcastle and England striker Alan Shearer, who was connected commentary duties for Amazon Prime, said he was "impressed" by Liverpool's performance.

Playing successful their first Champions League lucifer for 18 months, nan visitors had a shaky commencement successful Italy pinch Christian Pulisic hammering nan hosts successful beforehand aft 3 minutes.

Some Liverpool supporters whitethorn person been worrying astir nan commencement of a slump, but nan Reds were soon backmost to their high-pressing best, catching Milan retired successful vulnerable areas.

Mohamed Salah looked lively, hitting nan barroom doubly successful nan first half, and AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan did good to doubly support retired Cody Gakpo.

Konate and Van Dijk turned things astir pinch towering first-half headers, earlier Szoboszlai tapped successful pursuing an electrical Gakpo run.

Their goals meant Liverpool recorded their first triumph successful Europe without Jurgen Klopp arsenic head since Brendan Rodgers' broadside hit Besiktas 1-0 successful nan first limb of a Europa League last-32 necktie successful February 2015.

"[There was] nary panic [from Liverpool]," added Shearer. "They believed successful themselves and believed successful their gameplan. A bully night's work."

Liverpool were astatine their champion erstwhile they pressed, though location were moments successful nan crippled wherever they sat deep, and besides spells wherever they maintained ample periods of possession.

Former Liverpool full-back Stephen Warnock warned fans will request clip "to get utilized to" Slot's style of play.

"Under Jurgen Klopp it was a small spot gung-ho astatine times, a small spot much chaotic," Warnock told BBC Radio 5 Live.

"I deliberation Slot wants nan squad to person much patience and play very overmuch for illustration Arsenal and Manchester City play."

Liverpool skipper Van Dijk said location are not "too galore changes" betwixt Slot and Klopp's shot philosophies.

"We each cognize what Jurgen meant for nan nine and what he brought to nan metropolis and nan Premier League," Van Dijk told Amazon Prime.

"The caller head has his ideas but I don’t deliberation excessively galore changes. We each bask it.

"We had an astonishing clip pinch Jurgen Klopp and hopefully we tin person an astonishing clip for Arne Slot arsenic well.

"We request each nan guys to beryllium ready, they mightiness beryllium disappointed to beryllium sub, but we request everyone to beryllium successful nan champion shape. We request everyone to beryllium respectful."