As the game was coming to a finish, Forest was forced to give up possession, which allowed Núñez to score the game-winning goal in the 99th minute, moving Liverpool to a four-point lead in the Premier League.

A few more details regarding the officiating that occurred should be kept in mind before we start an unwarranted witch hunt against Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool.

Regarding the controversial choice itself, James Pearce correctly pointed out that “so much happened after [Caoimhin] Kelleher restarted the game and before the goal.”

Those who argue that Paul Tierney was biassed in favour of the Reds—for crying out loud, five times—need to shake their heads.

We are discussing the same official that Klopp has been worried about for a while. The 43-year-old’s name alone on our fixtures makes hair stand on end.

The choices that did not favour Liverpool

For starters, it’s not very good that Ibrahima Konate wasn’t penalised for his high boot. Recall how Danilo was not punished for pulling down Jayden Danns in the Forest box?

The defender went down, and Tierney failed to boot Konate high.

If anything, the officiating at the City Ground was quite lax for Nottingham Forest.

It should be mentioned that Tierney acted in the same manner when Alexis Mac Allister had possession, following a head injury sustained by a Forest player earlier in the match. Forest won that time, but naturally, their players didn’t talk about it after the game.

Liverpool has good reason to enjoy this win, but Forest has every right to be upset with the outcome.