Liverpool were 'there for the taking' insists Elanga

Winger Anthony Elanga insisted Liverpool were "there for the taking" and Nottingham Forest missed their chance to beat the leaders after a pulsating 1-1 draw at The City Ground.

Tuesday's result kept Forest six points behind Liverpool but extended their unbeaten run to seven games in the Premier League.

Elanga set up Chris Wood's early opener - the striker's 13th goal of the season - before Diogo Jota equaliser after the break, just 22 seconds after coming on as a substitute.

"It feels like a loss - it was there for the taking but we will build on this and I feel like this mentality shows how far we have come," he said, with Forest having beaten Liverpool at Anfield in September.

"I feel like Liverpool were aware of us. They were sitting back a little bit and I think we just need to try and keep the ball more.

"There were loads of opportunities to do that instead of the centre-backs lumping it forward, to slow the game down a little bit.

"We are still learning. It is a decent point.

Forest now host bottom side Southampton on Sunday after just missing out on equalling a club record seven straight league victories, which was set in 1922. Elanga believes Forest need to learn from this to have the mentality to win every game.

"One hundred percent," he said. "I feel like if you have this you'll go really far.

"We didn't have [this mentality] last season, when we probably would have taken a draw. This season, things have changed and we approach games wanting to win them now.

"Teams are aware of us now and know we aren't going to settle for a point."