'OUTSTANDING' REDS SHOULD'VE WON: SLOT

Successive draws didn't faze him too, instead he hails Liverpool's character for comeback

- Arne Slot

Arne Slot believes that Liverpool deserved to beat Nottingham Forest after the "outstanding" English Premier League leaders needed Diogo Jota's equaliser to rescue a 1-1 draw with their title rivals on Jan 14.

The Reds were rocked by Chris Wood's eighth-minute opener at the raucous City Ground, but Jota came off the bench to head in fellow substitute Kostas Tsimikas' corner just 20 seconds after Slot sent on the pair in the 66th minute.

Although Liverpool had struggled to cope with Forest's intensity and rock-solid defending until Jota's leveller, they laid siege to the home side's goal in the closing stages of the game.

It took a series of superb saves from Forest goalkeeper Matz Sels and a goal-line clearance from Ola Aina to ensure Nuno Espirito Santo's team held on.

"Their goalkeeper had to make a few incredible saves, but their defenders also made some good blocks with quite a few chances. They blocked almost every shot," Slot said.