X reacts as Darwin Nunez spares Liverpool's blushes against Nottingham Forest
- Nunez earned a 1-0 win for Liverpool against Nottingham Forest on Saturday
- Liverpool opened up a four-point gap at the Premier League summit
- Jurgen Klopp had to wait until the 99th minute before Nunez's winner

"We'd better keep winning matches," Jurgen Klopp warned from the lofty perch of the Premier League summit ahead of Liverpool's trip to Nottingham Forest on Saturday afternoon.
Darwin Nunez ensured that Liverpool opened up a four-point cushion above second-place Manchester City with Arsenal one further point back, but only delivered the victory Klopp demanded in the 99th minute.
The vast majority the contest at Forest's City Ground had been underwhelming.
This game so far… #NFOLIV pic.twitter.com/b0bP9tvNpt
— Inder (@inderghandial) March 2, 2024
Need another Klopp half-time masterclass because that was a shocking first half. Completely toothless. #NFOLIV
— FPL Negan (@FPLNegan) March 2, 2024
Liverpool were denied a single shot on target in the first half while the clearest chances fell to the hosts in transition. Some dissenting voices blamed this soft centre on Klopp's surprising move to keep Joe Gomez, a natural defender, at the base of midfield.
Gomez in midfield has been a tough watch here, on the ball at least. Not his fault, of course.
— Henry Jackson (@HenryJackson87) March 2, 2024
Just so limited in that role.
Joe Gomez playing his 2nd game at DM because we *need* him to, showing qualities many never realised he had and everyone is getting on his back because of a few sloppy moments.
— Watch LFC (@Watch_LFC) March 2, 2024
It’s remarkable how people focus on negatives instead of positives.
Back. The. Boys.
Klopp duly shifted Gomez out of the firing line on the hour mark, introducing Wataru Endo while also bringing on Nunez. The erratic and enigmatic Uruguayan had missed the club's last three matches with a muscular complaint but quickly injected some energy into Liverpool's subdued display.
Despite Nunez's best efforts, a frustrating draw was looming. As Liverpool's set-piece count swelled in the closing stages, Forest finally fell on to the back foot. Yet, when Matz Sels clawed away Nunez's header from a corner in the fifth minute of stoppage time, opposition fans began dreaming.
Matz Sels. You’re the man. Unbelievable.
— Eduardo Hagn (@EduardoHagn) March 2, 2024
If Nottingham Forest had been able to hang on to a hard-fought draw - which would have been a victory had Anthony Elanga not repeatedly fluffed his lines - Liverpool could have slipped all the way down to third by the end of this week's fixtures. Instead, they are guaranteed to go into next week's almighty showdown with Manchester City sitting in top spot.
Alexis Mac Allister was running away from Forest's goal, with all but one of the home side's players packed in front of Sels, when he pivoted away from Taiwo Awoniyi in the 99th minute. Nunez attacked Mac Allister's dainty dink into the box with the insatiable appetite he takes into every contest, elbowing Neco Williams out of his eyeline before guiding a header into the bottom corner.
The Liverpool bench erupted - as did social media.
A late winner from Darwin Nunez. Call that...
— Carl Anka (@Ankaman616) March 2, 2024
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Natural selection
No player has scored more match-winning goals in the Premier League this season than Darwin Núñez. #LFC
— Michael Reid (@michael_reid11) March 2, 2024
Wasteful Darwin Núñez getting a goal or assist every 88 minutes in the league this season.
— Grace Robertson 🏳️⚧️ (@GraceOnFootball) March 2, 2024
The City and Arsenal fans watching on did not particularly appreciate Nunez's decisive intervention.
Arsenal fans sitting through that Nunez dagger pic.twitter.com/uZ1Us9Nag9
— 🔗 (@Gideoomatic) March 2, 2024
‘1-0 to the referee’ rings round the City Ground
— City Tactics (@city_tactics) March 2, 2024
Yet, it was an even crueller blow for Forest fans after watching their side hold Liverpool at arm's length for so long. Not only was this the club's first league loss to the Merseyside outfit at the City Ground since 1984, but it also represented the squandering of a precious point in the race against relegation.
Football: deeply, unforgivably overrated
— Daniel Storey (@danielstorey85) March 2, 2024
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