Dominik Szoboszlai fails to impress in shock defeat to Liverpool

Liverpool They suffered their first Premier League Coach Arne Slot's defeat against Nottingham Forest yesterday.

The Merseyside heavyweights started the campaign in sensational fashion with three consecutive league wins. They delivered an outstanding performance to beat Manchester United (3-0) before the international break.

They were expected to record another routine win over Forest on Saturday but the side failed to find their edge in the final third and suffered a shock 1-0 defeat at Anfield that no-one expected.

The terrible defeat had more negative aspects than positives and midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai had a forgettable performance, as he was guilty of Losing possession a staggering 18 times throughout the game.

The Hungarian star also committed three fouls and only completed 78% of his passes. Apart from one blocked shot, he barely posed a goal threat. The 23-year-old won only 50% of his ground duels from attacking midfield.

Szoboszlai was also lucky to avoid a red card in added time. After committing a foul, he kicked the ball away in frustration. He could easily have been ordered to leave, having already received a yellow card.

Liverpool will travel to Milan for Tuesday's match Champions League Match against AC Milan. Slot will surely make some changes to the starting eleven in reaction to the defeat against Forest. Szoboszlai could be one of those who stay on the bench.

Slot has already shown that he will not accept underperforming players in his lineup and the Dutchman has been proactive in the opening weeks with some early and unexpected substitutions in games.

The new Champions League format begins with a 36-team league phase, in which each team will play 8 matches, 4 at home and 4 away. Each of these matches will be crucial, as the top 8 teams will go directly to the round of 16.

The teams from 9th to 24th in the table will meet in a knockout tie. Liverpool need to get their season off to a good start with a win against the Rossoneri at San Siro in midweek.