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Kyle Newbould

Jamie Carragher asks ruthless Fabinho question and makes 'awful' Liverpool claim

Jamie Carragher has taken aim at Fabinho for his part in Liverpool's 1-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest.

The Reds missed out on a chance to climb up to fifth in the Premier League as they were downed by Taiwo Awoniyi's close-range finish on 55 minutes. Jurgen Klopp's side dominated possession at the City Ground but looked toothless going forward, with Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk spurning the few chances registered from set-pieces.

Particularly poor on the day was Fabinho, with the Brazilian regularly giving away possession in midfield and failing to win his midfield duels. And former Reds captain Carragher questioned the 28-year-old's recent form after the final whistle.

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Carragher tweeted: "Steve Cooper has changed Forest in the last few weeks to be a lot harder to beat, tactically very good again today. Liverpool were awful, what is going on with Fabinho. Konate is needed back ASAP!"

Fabinho's carelessness in possession was symptomatic of a poor Reds performance all-round, with the often reliable midfielder giving the ball away 11 times throughout the 90 minutes. And his defensive capabilities were also called into question by a strong and dynamic Forest frontline, winning just one of his four ground duels and losing his one aerial duel.

The former Monaco man was not the only player who looked out of sorts, with Salah - deployed as a striker in the absence of Darwin Nunez - on the fringes of the game and Fabio Carvalho comfortably managed.

Liverpool could end the weekend seven points short of the top-four and as far as 14 points off Arsenal at the top, should they beat Southampton on Sunday.

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