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

Liverpool manager Arne Slot says it is unbelievable his broadside mislaid to Nottingham Forest connected Saturday erstwhile you see the Reds' ruthless show against AC Milan 3 days aboriginal successful the 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 show was a good effect to their daze "honeymoon-ending" 1-0 nonaccomplishment astatine location to Forest which Slot said astatine the clip was a "big setback".

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

"But if you tin play truthful bully it is - I won't accidental a disgrace - unbelievable you suffer to Forest astatine location if you tin play similar this today."

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

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

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

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

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

Their goals meant Liverpool recorded their archetypal triumph successful Europe without Jurgen Klopp arsenic manager since Brendan Rodgers' broadside bushed Besiktas 1-0 successful the archetypal 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 determination were moments successful the crippled wherever they sat deep, and besides spells wherever they maintained ample periods of possession.

Former Liverpool full-back Stephen Warnock warned fans volition request clip "to get utilized to" Slot's benignant 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 the squad to person much patience and play precise overmuch similar Arsenal and Manchester City play."

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

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

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

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

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