Nottingham Forest are Premier League title contenders, says Arne Slot

Nuno, though, refused to discuss any title talk or a scenario which would see Forest as Liverpool’s nearest challengers with a victory at the City Ground.

Forest have won their past six top-flight games and if they do so on Tuesday they will equal a club record of seven straight league victories, which was set in 1922.

Speaking on Monday, Nuno said: “If we start thinking about ifs… it’s if, if, if, if. That’s why we always try to approach how we are going to prepare ourselves, how we are going to play the game. In the end of the game there will be no ifs.

“We try as much as possible to ignore what is around. We never change, it is the way we see things, it’s the way we see the competition, it’s the way we see life. Day-by-day, focus on our tasks. Tomorrow is another tough one.

“When we do things good we should be pleased, but too many compliments can distract us, so we don’t want to pay too much attention.”