| Nuno Espirito Santo admits Diogo Jota surprise as Liverpool sub rescues draw vs Nottingham Forest |
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Liverpool trailed to an early Chris Wood goal but salvaged a point when substitute Diogo Jota, once coached by Nuno at Wolves, found the net with his first touch.
We were disappointed but if you look back, Liverpool had a lot of chances.
"In the final minutes of the second half we were really organized, and we didn't allow Liverpool to really break us.
In the second half, we knew Liverpool were going to react and especially when the game has spaces and you allow such talented players to run with the ball for one v ones." Reflecting on the equaliser, Nuno added, acknowledging his past connection with Jota: "We had been really good at (defending) set-pieces.
There had been a slight change for Liverpool and we wanted to make a change at that moment."
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Liverpool forward Diogo Jota.
Reflecting on the challenge against Liverpool, Nuno added: "It was a lesson for all of us.
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