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Liverpool's head coach stated he needed to “look at myself” following the Reds suffered a 6th loss in 7 English top-flight matches on their own turf against Forest and affirmed he would find a way from the title holders' slump.

Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, produced the largest win at Anfield in their club records as Liverpool fell to an 8th defeat in 11 fixtures in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was again unnoticeable and the home side contended the defender's first goal ought to have been ruled out for comparable grounds to the captain's chalked-off goal against City before the international break. But Slot admitted the responsibility stopped with him and made no excuses.

“No one wants to listen to me now speaking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I should examine my own role initially and my squad, but it demonstrates you how a goal can change the flow of a game. Before I was just hoping for us to score a strike. Later we barely created any chances.

“Of course there is a way out, especially with the quality players we have. Regardless if you triumph or are beaten 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 emphasise I am accountable for the current defeats. You are answerable when you are winning but also responsible when you are defeated. I can never come up with enough excuses for us to have the results we have. That is far from acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s performance unravelled as the coach made multiple attacking substitutions when pursuing the game. “It was the same away at Forest last season,” he remarked. “I took Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] out and put on the Portuguese forward and he found the net immediately to make it 1-1. Then it was brave, now it’s likely stupid.”

Liverpool previously were defeated in back-to-back at Anfield Premier League games by Nottingham Forest in the sixties. The last time they suffered consecutive top-flight matches by a three-goal scoreline was in the mid-60s.

The manager said: “It was extremely poor. Playing on home soil, conceding 3-0 regardless of which opponent you face is a very, very bad outcome. Unexpected if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the game. I haven’t seen us creating so many chances in the opening half-hour perhaps the entire campaign, and the initial occasion they arrived in our penalty area they scored.

“It wasn’t at City, but in all other game we have been the controlling side and were capable to create opportunities. Lately it is nearly constantly that we miss our opportunities and the ones we concede go in.”