Vitor Pereira left 'angry' after Liverpool's 'robbery' at Nottingham Forest

Vitor Pereira was left frustrated after his Nottingham Forest side fell to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Liverpool, with Alexis Mac Allister's controversial late winner sparking a VAR debate

Vitor Pereira couldn't believe his eyes on Sunday(Image: Getty Images)

Vitor Pereira challenged Liverpool's winning goal and confessed he was "angry with football" following a dramatic conclusion at Nottingham Forest.

Alexis Mac Allister netted the decisive strike seven minutes into stoppage time to secure the Reds a 1-0 Premier League triumph on Sunday. The goal stood following an extensive VAR review, which determined Virgil van Dijk was onside from Dominik Szoboszlai's delivery before his header was pushed away by Forest goalkeeper Stefan Ortega toward Mac Allister.

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher described the team's dramatic winner as a robbery. Pereira, meanwhile, was left to voice his anger. Forest's new manager explained: "We lost the ball from a throw-in, and then there was a small tactical detail.

"If you want to control the far post, as the far post was the zone they attacked with the biggest players, it means we had to adjust our line to control the situation.

"It's not possible in a short time to fix everything, and they scored a goal. It was very, very unfair, but this is football.

"In my opinion, (Hugo) Ekitike was in the same zone (as Van Dijk) and was offside. But it won't alter the decision."

Alexis Mac Allister's goal snatched three points(Image: Getty Images)

Forest controlled the opening 45 minutes, though Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker was only called upon to produce one significant stop throughout the entire match when thwarting Callum Hudson-Odoi in the early stages.

"I am very frustrated today, it was very difficult to go inside the dressing room," said Pereira. "What could I say to them? "Even after we conceded the disallowed goal, we had a chance to score because we want to win the game.

"I am frustrated and sad and angry with football. But it's time to keep the mentality, to come back stronger and with confidence to face the future because the first half we played in the way we played in Istanbul (Forest beat Fenerbahce 3-0 in the Europa League playoff first leg on Thursday), but we didn't score the goals.

"We didn't score the chances we created. We had two good chances, but we didn't score. We didn't give Liverpool anything, no counter-attacks, no spaces, doing very good pressure.

"The block was compact, they played long balls and second balls, and it meant the first half was only missing the goals from us. It was a perfect first half against a big team.

"Second half, of course we played three days ago, and we couldn't rest properly. Four hours travelling, it's not easy to come here and play the second half in the same way as the first.

"In the low block, they played more with the ball, but they didn't create a lot."

The Nottingham club now finds itself just two points above the relegation zone, but Pereira, who took over from the dismissed Sean Dyche last week, insisted: "I'm very confident we can stay up."