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Arne Slot declared he needed to “look at myself” after Liverpool endured a sixth loss in seven Premier League games at home to Forest and affirmed he would discover a way out of the title holders' slump.

Forest, fighting against the drop before kick off, produced the biggest victory at Anfield in their club records as Liverpool slipped to an 8th loss in eleven matches in every tournament. The British record signing, Alexander Isak, was again unnoticeable and Liverpool argued Murillo’s first goal should have been disallowed for comparable grounds to the captain's chalked-off goal versus Manchester City prior to the international break. But Slot conceded the buck rested with him and made no excuses.

“Nobody wants to hear me now talking about refereeing decisions if you are defeated 3-0 in your own stadium to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I should look at my own role initially and my team, but it demonstrates you how a goal can alter the flow of a match. Earlier I was just waiting for us to net a strike. Later we hardly generated anything.

“Of course there is a path forward, particularly with the quality footballers we have. No matter if you triumph or are beaten when you look back you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we improve, where can we adjust?’ but that is different from doubting your abilities.

“I wish to emphasise I am responsible for the current defeats. You are responsible when you are victorious but also liable when you are defeated. I can not come up with sufficient reasons for us to have the outcomes we have. That is not good enough and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s display unravelled as the coach made several offensive changes when chasing the match. “It was the identical on the road at Nottingham Forest last season,” he said. “I took the French defender off and put on the Portuguese forward and he found the net immediately to make it 1-1. At that time it was brave, now it’s probably unwise.”

Liverpool last lost two successive at Anfield Premier League games by Forest in the sixties. The most recent occasion they lost back-to-back league games by a 3-0 margin was in 1965.

The manager said: “It was very bad. Competing on home soil, losing 3-0 regardless of which opponent you encounter is a terrible result. Unexpected if you consider the opening 30 minutes of the match. I haven’t seen us producing so many chances in the initial 30 minutes maybe the entire campaign, and the initial occasion they entered in our penalty area they scored.

“It wasn’t at City, but in every other game we have been the dominant team and were capable to generate opportunities. Recently it is almost constantly that we fail to convert our opportunities and the ones we allow find the net.”