Mac Allister’s last-gasp winner gives Liverpool points at Nottingham Forest

As the game ticked into the 97th minute — what Arne Slot called the "extra time of extra time" — Alexis Mac Allister pounced on a loose ball in the Nottingham Forest six-yard box to snatch victory. Earlier he had briefly celebrated what would have been a bizarre winner after Stefan Ortega pawed Hugo Ekitiké’s header away and Ola Aina’s attempted clearance cannoned off Mac Allister’s elbow and into the net; a VAR check by Paul Tierney extended the added time.

Liverpool reset and seized their final chance. Joe Gomez, a late substitute, found Dominik Szoboszlai, who beat Nicolás Domínguez, created an angle and crossed. Virgil van Dijk headed across goal; Murillo hooked the ball away but Mac Allister hammered in from close range, and a subsequent VAR check cleared Van Dijk for offside.

The result left Vítor Pereira numb in his first league game in charge and moved Liverpool level on points with Chelsea and Manchester United. Slot admitted the win flattered his side: "I think we got more than we deserved.

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