Of all the people, in all the games. Taiwo Awoniyi spent seven years as a Liverpool player, yet never got the chance to pull on a Liverpool shirt in a competitive match. He had loan after loan, never realising his dream of representing the Reds.
But here, at the City Ground, he broke his former club’s heart, his goal handing the other Reds, Nottingham Forest, their first Premier League win since August and proving that for all the talk of a revival after recent wins against Manchester City and West Ham, the foundations of Jurgen Klopp’s side are still shaky, to say the least.
Liverpool were nothing like fluent as Forest defended doggedly, dragged Klopp's side into a battle and then buried them early in the second half through Awoniyi.
The Nigerian was on hand to convert from close range after Ryan Yates’ initial effort had struck the post. It was his third goal since his summer move from Union Berlin, and enough to secure the points as Liverpool, for the second time this season, dropped points away to a newly-promoted side.
They have now lost more league games this season than in the whole of the last campaign. Their mini-revival is well and truly over.
Forest, meanwhile, can celebrate a win that will be talked about for years, and which could really get their campaign going after a tough start.
