Before Forest's win against Fenerbahce on Thursday, Vitor Pereira told his players to "express themselves". It worked in Istanbul and the way they started against Liverpool, you got the sense that his team talk would have been very similar.
His side raced out of the blocks and were it not for a fantastic save from Alisson to deny Callum Hudson-Odoi, they would have taken an early lead.
In midfield, Ibrahima Sangare and Elliott Anderson ran the game while they were hardly tested defensively until the latter stages.
This was a defeat that will certainly sting given the manner of it but there were encouraging signs for Forest.
They might be only two points above the relegation zone but on the basis of this showing, they should have enough to stay up.
"I am frustrated inside," said Pereira. "I am angry with football, but you know, it's time to keep the mentality, to come back stronger and with confidence to face the future. The first half we played in the way that we played in Istanbul but we didn't score the goals."