Match Report
Liverpool were beaten 3-0 by Nottingham Forest in Saturday's Premier League clash at Anfield.
Murillo's finish against the run of play on 33 minutes put the visiting team in front on club football's resumption.
Nicolo Savona then added to their tally immediately after half-time and Morgan Gibbs-White later netted to consign the reigning champions to defeat.
Team
Alisson Becker was named in the Reds starting XI for the first time since September 30, one of five changes made by Arne Slot.
Summer signing Alexander Isak also came in, while Dominik Szoboszlai was deployed as a right-back.
First half
Liverpool were on the front foot early, and unfortunate not to get themselves in front inside 10 minutes.
Cody Gakpo's snaking run to the byline and pullback fell to Alexis Mac Allister, whose finish was blocked en route to goal.
Once the ball was recycled, Milos Kerkez then found the Argentinian in a similar position and again Forest got a body in the way of his strike.
Next, Mohamed Salah's fleet steps inside the opposition box allowed him to serve a cross to Kerkez, but the No.6 scuffed his effort off target.
Gakpo saw a chance deflected behind from close range and Curtis Jones curled one too high after a clever routine from a corner.
There was a straightforward save low to Alisson's left when Murillo bustled Gakpo off the ball and tried his luck from distance.
From a burst of pace off the flank, Gakpo shaped a shot towards the far corner that was blocked, and Szoboszlai's crisp hit was also foiled off an opponent.
When the breakthrough came, though, it was for Forest.
Their corner from the left-hand side was only partially cleared inside the area and Murillo pounced on the loose ball with a lash into the bottom left.
The visiting fans were celebrating again moments later, but this time there was a reprieve for the Reds.
Igor Jesus had guided a finish into the same section of the Liverpool net. Via a VAR review, it was judged he had handled in the build-up.
Matz Sels caught Mac Allister's looping header and beat away Salah's toe-poke as Forest held their lead into half-time.
Second half
The away side's advantage would be doubled within a minute of the restart.
Neco Williams escaped into space on the left side of the Reds box and his centre was touched into the right of the goal by the arriving Savona.
Slot soon called for Hugo Ekitike in place of Ibrahima Konate and recalibrated his set-up, Ryan Gravenberch dropping into defence and Jones and Szoboszlai switching roles.
Salah dragged a low finish wide having been sent into the area by Szoboszlai's flicked pass off the heel.
Liverpool continued to press for a way back into the contest, but Forest put any points beyond them on 78 minutes.
Omari Hutchinson cut into the area from the right and fired a shot on the angle. Alisson's strong save became academic when the rebound was driven home by Gibbs-White.
SOURCE: www.liverpoolfc.com
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