Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest ratings after a 2-2 draw

Alexander Isak was Liverpool’s highest-rated player in the 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest, finishing on 8.02 after scoring the equaliser on the hour. Victor Muñoz followed close behind on 7.28, then delivered the late leveller on his home debut in the 82nd minute. Liverpool’s latest point still felt fragile, and their recent league run remains uneven.

Isak and Muñoz stood out

Isak’s rating was the best on the pitch for Liverpool, which fits the way he kept arriving in the game and ended up rescuing a point. Muñoz’s evening was more surprising. He had only 2 appearances, 117 minutes and 1 goal in the league before this match, and then scored again in front of his own fans.

That is the part of the night Liverpool will remember most clearly. Forest twice led, but Muñoz turned a home debut into a decisive late contribution rather than a short cameo.

Wirtz’s goal that did not count

Florian Wirtz also had a mixed afternoon. His first-half goal was ruled out by VAR after Jeremie Frimpong was judged offside in the build-up, and the Premier League Match Centre posted a 32’ VAR OVERTURN update on the decision. Ally McCoist, speaking on TNT Sports via liverpoolecho.co.uk, said: "It was a brilliant finish. Here you see it, right across the goalkeeper, through the defender's legs. There it goes, brilliant.

"Goalkeeper completely wrong-footed, no chance. They'll just have a little check at it, Darren, because when the ball come back into Frimpong, it was close. Just when it comes in...yep."

The rating reflected the mixed outcome. Wirtz finished on 6.28, with the disallowed goal and a booking pulling down what might otherwise have looked like a cleaner attacking display.

Forest also caused Liverpool problems at the other end. Dan Ndoye scored in the 24th minute, and Morgan Gibbs-White added a 70th-minute penalty after also supplying the assist for Ndoye’s opener.

Liverpool came into the match having drawn and lost too often to look comfortable, and another 2-2 only underlined that trend. The goals came from different sources, but the most influential names were Isak and Muñoz, while the VAR call on Wirtz stayed one of the key moments at Anfield.