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Liverpool's head coach stated he had to “look at myself” after the Reds endured a 6th defeat in 7 English top-flight games at home against Forest and affirmed he would find a way from the title holders' poor run.

Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, produced the biggest victory at Anfield in their club records as Liverpool fell to an eighth defeat in 11 matches in every tournament. The British record signing, Alexander Isak, was again unnoticeable and Liverpool contended the defender's opener should have been ruled out for similar reasons to the captain's chalked-off goal versus City prior to the national team pause. But the manager conceded the responsibility rested with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wants to hear me now speaking about refereeing decisions if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Nottingham Forest,” said the Liverpool head coach. “I should examine myself initially and my team, but it does show you how a goal can change the flow of a match. Before I was just hoping for us to score a goal. Later we barely generated anything.

“Of course there is a way out, especially with the talented players we have. No matter if you triumph or lose when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘Where can we improve, where can we adjust?’ but that is something else from doubting your abilities.

“I want to stress I am responsible for the present defeats. You are responsible when you are winning but also responsible when you are defeated. I can not provide sufficient excuses for us to have the results we have. That is not good enough and I am to blame for that.”

The team's performance fell apart as Slot made multiple offensive substitutions when pursuing the game. “It was the same on the road at Nottingham Forest the previous campaign,” he remarked. “I took the French defender off and put on the Portuguese forward and he scored immediately to make it 1-1. Then it was brave, now it’s likely unwise.”

Liverpool last lost two successive home Premier League games against Nottingham Forest in the sixties. The last time they suffered back-to-back league games by a three-goal scoreline was in the mid-60s.

The manager commented: “It was very bad. Playing at home, losing 3-0 regardless of which team you encounter is a very, very bad result. Surprising if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the game. I did not witness us producing so many chances in the opening 30 minutes maybe the whole campaign, and the initial occasion they entered in our penalty area they scored.

“It wasn’t at City, but in every other fixture we have been the dominant side and were able to create opportunities. Lately it is almost consistently that we fail to convert our chances and the attempts we concede find the net.”