Alan Shearer and Robbie Fowler have slammed Joe Gomez for his a number of errors in Liverpool’s 1-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
Regardless of having loads of house simply contained in the Forest half, Gomez was caught on the ball by Taiwo Awoniyi and cynically hauled him down to offer away a free-kick.
The 25-year-old was proven a yellow card and from the set-piece, Forest discovered Steve Prepare dinner from an extended diagonal ball as he peeled out vast and whipped in a low cross to Awoniyi, who opened the scoring as the house facet held on to safe three factors.
Gomez had left Awoniyi unmarked, with the Forest ahead capable of fireplace house to hang-out his former membership and spark wild celebrations on the Metropolis Floor.
‘What a contact from Prepare dinner on the fitting hand facet, after which to have the power to get it throughout into the hazard space,’ Shearer stated after the match.
‘He doesn’t actually choose anybody, it was simply get it in there and hoping.
‘[Awoniyi] instances his run to perfection, however the two [Liverpool] centre-halves, Gomez specifically, he’s not marking anybody.’
Quizzed on if Gomez’ error which resulted within the free-kick that noticed Forest take the lead summed up Liverpool’s day, former Reds striker Fowler added: ‘Sure, it did.
‘He’s acquired a great deal of time. He’s acquired 10 yards of house and abruptly it turns into a battle.
‘He offers the free-kick away, he will get a yellow card. He has actually acquired 10 yards of house.
‘Premier League gamers ought to be capable to discover no matter move they want [in that position].’
Liverpool’s 1-0 loss comes lower than every week after Jurgen Klopp’s facet beat champions Manchester Metropolis and sees Forest climb off the underside of the Premier League desk.
Following their victory over Pep Guardiola’s facet on Sunday, Liverpool went on to document a 1-0 victory over West Ham on Wednesday and plenty of had thought they’d turned a nook earlier than Saturday’s damaging defeat to Forest.
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