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Arne Slot declared he needed to “look at myself” after Liverpool suffered a sixth defeat in seven Premier League matches on their own turf to Nottingham Forest and insisted he would discover a way out of the title holders' poor run.

Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, delivered the biggest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their history as Liverpool slipped to an eighth loss in eleven matches in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was once more unnoticeable and the home side argued Murillo’s first goal ought to have been disallowed for comparable grounds to the captain's chalked-off goal versus City prior to the international break. But the manager conceded the responsibility stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wishes to hear me now speaking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to examine myself first and my team, but it demonstrates you how a goal can change the momentum of a game. Before I was just hoping for us to score a strike. Later we barely generated any chances.

“Of course there is a way out, particularly with the talented players we have. Regardless if you triumph or lose when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we improve, in what aspects can we make changes?’ but that is something else from doubting your abilities.

“I wish to stress I am responsible for the present losses. You are responsible when you are victorious but also responsible when you are losing. I can never come up with enough excuses for us to have the results we have. That is not acceptable and I am to blame for that.”

The team's display unravelled as the coach introduced several offensive changes when chasing the match. “It was the identical away at Forest the previous campaign,” he remarked. “I took the French defender off and put on [Diogo] Jota and he found the net straight away to equalize at 1-1. At that time it was courageous, now it’s probably unwise.”

Liverpool last lost two successive at Anfield Premier League games against Nottingham Forest in the sixties. The most recent occasion they lost consecutive top-flight games by a 3-0 margin was in the mid-60s.

The manager commented: “It was very bad. Competing on home soil, conceding 3-0 regardless of which team you face is a very, very bad outcome. Surprising if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the match. I did not witness us producing so much in the initial half-hour perhaps the whole season, and the initial occasion they arrived in our box they scored.

“It did not happen at City, but in every other game we have been the controlling team and were able to generate opportunities. Lately it is almost constantly that we fail to convert our chances and the ones we allow find the net.”