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Liverpool's head coach declared he had to “look at myself” following Liverpool suffered a sixth defeat in 7 Premier League games at home against Nottingham Forest and insisted he would find a solution out of the champions’ poor run.

Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, produced the largest win at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as Liverpool fell to an eighth loss in eleven matches in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was once more unnoticeable and Liverpool contended Murillo’s opener should have been ruled out for comparable grounds to the captain's disallowed effort against City before the national team pause. But the manager conceded the buck rested with him and made no excuses.

“No one wishes to hear me now talking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to 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 hoping for us to score a strike. Later we barely created anything.

“Of course there is a way out, particularly with the quality players we have. No matter if you win or are beaten when you look back you are always considering: ‘Where can we do better, in what aspects can we make changes?’ but that is different from doubting yourself.

“I wish to stress I am accountable for the present defeats. You are responsible when you are winning but also responsible when you are defeated. I can not provide enough reasons for us to have the results we have. That is far from acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s display unravelled as Slot made multiple offensive changes when chasing the match. “It was the identical away at Nottingham Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I substituted the French defender out and put on the Portuguese forward and he scored immediately to make it 1-1. At that time it was brave, currently it’s likely stupid.”

The Anfield side last lost two successive at Anfield league games by Nottingham Forest in the sixties. The last time they suffered consecutive top-flight matches by a three-goal margin was in the mid-60s.

Slot said: “It was extremely poor. Competing on home soil, losing 3-0 regardless of which opponent you encounter is a very, very bad outcome. Unexpected if you look at the first half-hour of the game. I did not witness us producing so much in the opening 30 minutes maybe the entire season, and the initial occasion they entered in our box they scored.

“It did not happen at City, but in all other fixture we have been the controlling side and were capable to generate chances. Recently it is almost constantly that we fail to convert our chances and the ones we allow go in.”