'I thought': Liverpool boss Arne Slot responds to what Nottingham Forest fans were singing about him last night

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Liverpool dropped two points in the Premier League title race as they played out a 1-1 draw against high-flying Nottingham Forest.

The Reds have now won just three of their last seven Premier League games but still lead the way by six points at the top, although the gap could be reduced to four tomorrow if Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotspur.

Chris Wood has been in fantastic form for Forest this season and broke the deadlock early in the game with a cool finish from just inside the penalty area.

Liverpool pressed for an equaliser and grew into the game in the second half as they restored parity through Diogo Jota, who scored moments after coming on as a substitute.

The City Ground was absolutely rocking as Forest went toe-to-toe with the league leaders and deservedly got a point.

While the home fans celebrated another memorable performance from Nuno Espirito Santo’s team, they were also seen chanting a few hilarious songs involving Arne Slot.

And the Dutchman has had his say on what he thought of those chants in his post-match press conference.

Liverpool boss Arne Slot responds to chants from Nottingham Forest fans

One way of looking at things is that Liverpool dropped two points in the Premier League title race, but on the balance of play, a draw was probably a fair result as both teams gave it a go right from the get-go.

Despite the result, Clinton Morrison feels Liverpool are favorites for the Premier League title as the Reds still maintain a comfortable lead at the top of the table.

The City Ground has become a hard place to visit for teams and their fans, in particular, were in full voice.

When the Reds were trailing, Forest fans were absolutely loving it as they were heard chanting "We're in your head, in your head, Arne Arne Arne Arne!” as the Dutchman looked to be losing to Nuno’s side again.

A handful of other chants like ‘”Arne Slot, it’s happening again!” were also heard ringing around the ground, although Liverpool did strike back through Jota a little later in the game.

“I thought they just liked the style of play my team had,” said Slot in his post-match press conference when asked about the chants from the Forest fans.

What did Slot say about Forest?

While Slot admitted that he’s disappointed with the result, he gave due credit to Forest for their spirited showing as they continue to defy the odds this season.

“We should be disappointed, although they are having a great season. We want to win every game and they probably want to win every game as well.

“With how the game went I think we can be disappointed. They are a counter-attacking team and I think we only conceded one counter-attack and for us to come from behind shows the character and quality the team has.

“We must not get into a habit of not getting what we deserve because it happened at Tottenham and it happened today.

“The analysts might not agree but based on expected goals we deserved more than 2-2 draw against Manchester United too.”