Luis Diaz Not Played, Liverpool Beat Nottingham Forest

Liverpool winger Darwin Nunez celebrated gl by showing Luis Diaz's jersey in the match against Nottingham Forest. (Twitter @LFC)

JAKARTA - Winger Luis Diaz was not played when Liverpool beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 in the English Premier League match at Anfield Stadium, Sunday, October 29 evening WIB. The victory that brought Liverpool up to third.

The game without Diaz. He couldn't focus because he thought about his parents who were victims of kidnapping in Colombia. Coach Jurgen Klopp who then decided Diaz was not fielded in the match against Forest.

The news of the kidnapping of Diaz's parents has indeed caused a stir across the country. Not for what reason, Diaz is a popular footballer in Colombia.

This 26-year-old player is not only a pillar of the national team but also his status as a Liverpool player. This is certainly the pride of Colombia because its players can strengthen elite European clubs.

The latest news, Diaz's father, Luis Manuel Diaz, has been rescued. Meanwhile, his mother, Cilenis Marulanda, was already arrested. This certainly makes Diaz relieved.

Meanwhile in the arena, Liverpool continued to show their best performance even though Diaz did not strengthen. The hosts are fully master of the game.

But they had to wait until the 31st minute. The goal that opened the Reds victory was produced by Diogo Jota.

The goal immediately increased the adrenaline of Liverpool players to increase their advantage. As a result, four minutes later, winger Darwin Nunez, who welcomed Dominik Szoboszlai's assist, successfully scored.

While celebrating the goal, he showed Diaz's jersey as a form of support for his partner. The score 2-0 for Liverpool lasted until the end of the first half.

In the second half, Liverpool did not actually lower the tempo of the game. However, they struggled to penetrate the Forest defense.

Liverpool could finally add a goal in the 77th minute. This time, it was Mohamed Salah's turn to strengthen Liverpool's advantage. Again, a pass from Szoboszlai was completed well by Salah.

The hosts could actually add more goals to injury time. However, a goal from Cody Gakpo was disallowed by the referee because he was in an offside position. There were no additional goals and Liverpool won 3-0 in that match.

The victory brought Liverpool to third place with 23 points adrift of three points with the leaders of the Tottenham Hotspur standings.

But Liverpool actually got a threat from Manchester City. If they win against Manchester United at Old Trafford, Man City will shift Liverpool.