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Liverpool's head coach stated he needed to “examine my own performance” following the Reds suffered a sixth defeat in seven English top-flight games at home to Nottingham Forest and insisted he would find a way out of the champions’ poor run.

Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, produced the biggest victory at Anfield in their history as Liverpool fell to an eighth loss in eleven fixtures in all competitions. The British record signing, Alexander Isak, was again unnoticeable and Liverpool argued Murillo’s first goal should have been ruled out for comparable grounds to the captain's chalked-off goal versus City prior to the international break. But Slot admitted the buck rested with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wants to listen to me now speaking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 in your own stadium to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Liverpool head coach. “I should examine my own role initially and my team, but it demonstrates you how a goal can alter the flow of a match. Before I was just waiting for us to score a goal. Afterwards we barely created any chances.

“Of course there is a path forward, particularly with the talented footballers we have. No matter if you win or are beaten when you look back you are always considering: ‘Where can we improve, where can we make changes?’ but that is something else from doubting yourself.

“I want to emphasise I am accountable for the present defeats. You are answerable when you are winning but also responsible when you are defeated. I can not provide sufficient reasons for us to have the outcomes we have. That is not acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s display fell apart as the coach made several attacking substitutions when chasing the match. “It was the identical away at Nottingham Forest the previous campaign,” he remarked. “I substituted the French defender off and brought on the Portuguese forward and he scored immediately to equalize at 1-1. Then it was brave, now it’s probably stupid.”

Liverpool previously were defeated in back-to-back at Anfield league fixtures against Nottingham Forest in the sixties. The most recent occasion they suffered consecutive top-flight games by a three-goal margin was in 1965.

The manager commented: “It was very bad. Playing at home, conceding 3-0 regardless of which opponent you encounter is a terrible result. Unexpected if you consider the first half-hour of the match. I haven’t seen us producing so many chances in the initial 30 minutes maybe the whole campaign, and the initial occasion they entered in our box they scored.

“It did not happen at City, but in all other game we have been the dominant team and were capable to create chances. Recently it is nearly constantly that we miss our chances and the ones we allow go in.”