Taking the term super subs to a totally different level, Liverpool duo Kostas Tsimikas and Diogo Jota saved the Reds' bacon against Nottingham Forest with their first touches of the ball, having been sent on for a corner with their side 1-0 down in the second half.

Tsimikas's first action was to whip the ball into the mixer, and Jota's first touch saw the Portuguese flick a deft header into the far corner to cancel out Chris Wood's opening strike, but the sense of frustration was still palpable for the league leaders and their travelling fans.

Inspired goalkeeper Matz Sels and man-mountain defender Murillo both performed out of their skin to deny Liverpool a precious three points, and their lead at the Premier League summit has now been cut down by Arsenal thanks to the Gunners' North London derby success over Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday.

Nevertheless, the Reds still hold an insurmountable four-point advantage with a game in hand, but they have started stuttering ever so slightly in 2025, as the 4-0 FA Cup crushing of Accrington Stanley represents their only win from their four games since the turn of the year.