Forest upsets Liverpool as Haaland fires City back on track

Familiar faces came back to end Liverpool's mini-revival in a shock 1-0 loss at relegationthreatened Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Erling Haaland put last week's blank at Anfield behind him to fire Manchester City within a point of league leader Arsenal with a 3-1 win over Brighton.

Liverpool's win against City last weekend had looked like putting it back on track after such an unconvincing start to the season.

Jurgen Klopp's team backed that up with a victory against West Ham in midweek, but the loss at Forest raises fresh doubts over Liverpool's ability to mount a credible title challenge.

Taiwo Awoniyi, who spent six years at Liverpool without ever playing for the first team, struck the second-half winner to relieve the pressure on Forest manager Steve Cooper, who was formerly on the coaching staff at Anfield.

The win moved Forest off the bottom of the table and left Klopp bemoaning the latest setback.

"(It feels) as low as possible," the Liverpool manager said. "Massive, massive blow because I have no idea how we can lose this game to be honest. Not that we played exceptionally well, not that I expect that, but it would have been nice."

Liverpool was without the injured Darwin Nunez and Thiago Alcantara, who was unwell.

Defeat ends a three-game winning run for Liverpool, which included the hugely encouraging victory against City.

Defending champion City brushed off that defeat with Haaland back on the score sheet.

The Norway striker's failure to find the back of the net against Liverpool was the first time he had gone without a goal since the second game of the season.

Haaland made up for that against Brighton, scoring twice to take his overall total since joining City to 22 goals in 15 appearances in all competitions. He has scored 17 goals in the Premier League so far this season.

He looked set to register his fourth hat trick this season, but couldn't add a third goal, with Kevin De Bruyne sealing the victory with an impressive strike after Leandro Trossard pulled one back. Despite his goal, City manager Pep Guardiola was critical of De Bruyne's form.

"He is not playing at his top level, not yet," Guardiola said. "He made a fantastic goal, but he is not playing at his best. He knows, I don't have to tell him. His dynamic is still not perfect, I spoke with him."

Not that Guardiola wasn't pleased with the goal.

"The goal is outstanding," he said. "Thanks to him we didn't suffer in the last 15-20 minutes."

Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored for the fifth time against Crystal Palace in a 3-0 win for Everton.

Victory ended a three-game losing streak for the team managed by Frank Lampard and moves it four points clear of the relegation zone. Anthony Gordon and Dwight McNeil also scored.

Reyna starts and scores in Dortmund's 5-0 rout of Stuttgart

Gio Reyna is back. The American started and scored on Saturday to help Borussia Dortmund rout Stuttgart 5-0 in the Bundesliga.

It was Reyna's first league start of the season and he crowned an impressive outing on the left of midfield with his first goal of the campaign when he curled a fine strike inside the far post just before the break.

Reyna's last appearance against Stuttgart ended in tears when he sustained a muscle and tendon injury just after kickoff – ending his season prematurely in April.

Jude Bellingham also starred with two goals as Dortmund produced arguably its best performance of the season so far to end a three-game run in the German top tier without a win.

With Reyna (age 19), Bellingham (19) and Youssoufa Moukoko (17) all scoring, it was the first time three teenagers all scored for one team in the Bundesliga. Reyna's revival provided more welcome news for Dortmund

coach Edin Terzić — and his United States counterpart Gregg Berhalter, who's due to announce the national team's World Cup roster on Nov. 9.

Terzić had been careful to ease Reyna back into action following one injury setback after another in recent seasons. Reyna had come on in each of Dortmund's last three games as a substitute. On Saturday he started for just the second time this season after playing on Sept. 14 at Manchester City in the Champions League.

Reyna's celebration after scoring reflected the pressure and frustration he'd been feeling after so much time on the sidelines. The 19-year-old Reyna wheeled away and ran toward the corner flag, slid on his knees and briefly raised his arms before sinking face down on the grass. His teammates rushed over and lay beside him.

Germany defender Niklas Süle crossed for the outstanding Bellingham to get Dortmund off the mark in the second minute, then scored himself to make it 20 in the 13th.

Moukoko set up Reyna's goal in the 44th to confirm the home team's dominance before Bellingham grabbed his second with a brilliant strike in the 53rd. Moukoko completed the scoring in the 72nd.

First-half goals from Jamal Musiala and Eric Maxim ChoupoMoting were enough for Bayern Munich to win 2-0 at Hoffenheim and cut Union Berlin's league lead to a point. Union visits last-place Bochum on Sunday.

Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen missed a penalty, scored an owngoal and conceded a penalty as it drew at home to Wolfsburg 2-2. The visiting club apologized beforehand for its "disrespectful" players' refusal to wear face masks on the train to the game.

Also, Freiburg beat Werder Bremen 2-0. Bremen had captain Marco Friedl sent off in the 14th minute for a foul that may have prevented a goal-scoring opportunity. Augsburg was to rue Brazilian defender Iago's sending off in the 66th as it conceded three late goals to draw with Leipzig 3-3.