Liverpool will be without Darwin Nunez for it's next Premier League game against Nottingham Forest after the striker was booked against Manchester United.

That was Nunez's fifth booking of the season, which results in an automatic one-match ban. The Uruguayan was shown yellow for backing into Matthijs de Ligt in the second period, not long after he was introduced from the bench.

A needless caution, the incident will likely frustrate Arne Slot, who will be without Nunez for the top-of-the-table clash in nine days' time. Forest is currently third in the table but could move level on points with second-place Arsenal should it beat Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday night.

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That will be Liverpool's 20th match of the Premier League season, the first after the cut-off for automatic one-match bans for receiving five yellow cards. That deadline has already passed for most sides but with the postponement of the Merseyside derby last month, it means Liverpool has played one game fewer at this stage.

The Reds will head into that game just six points clear of Arsenal (with a game in hand) having spurned the chance to move eight ahead on Sunday. A surprise 2-2 draw against United meant Liverpool failed to capitalize on the Arsenal's dropped points the previous day.

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