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Arne Slot stated he had to “look at myself” after the Reds endured a sixth loss in 7 Premier League matches at home against Forest and insisted he would discover a way out of the champions’ slump.

Forest, fighting against the drop prior to the match, produced the biggest win at Anfield in their history as Liverpool slipped to an 8th loss in 11 matches in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was once more anonymous and Liverpool contended Murillo’s first goal ought to have been ruled out for similar reasons to Virgil van Dijk’s disallowed effort versus City prior to the national team pause. But the manager conceded the responsibility rested with him and made no excuses.

“Nobody wishes to listen to me now talking about refereeing decisions if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to examine myself first and my team, but it demonstrates you how a score can alter the flow of a game. Earlier I was just waiting for us to score a goal. Afterwards we barely created any chances.

“Of course there is a way out, particularly with the talented footballers we have. Regardless if you win or are beaten when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘Where can we improve, where can we adjust?’ but that is different from doubting your abilities.

“I wish to emphasise I am accountable for the current defeats. You are answerable when you are victorious but also liable when you are losing. I can not provide enough reasons for us to have the results we have. That is not good enough and I am responsible for that.”

The team's display fell apart as Slot introduced multiple offensive substitutions when chasing the game. “It was the identical on the road at Nottingham Forest last season,” he remarked. “I substituted Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] off and put on the Portuguese forward and he found the net straight away to make it 1-1. Then it was brave, now it’s probably stupid.”

The Anfield side last lost back-to-back at Anfield Premier League fixtures by Forest in the sixties. The most recent occasion they suffered back-to-back league matches by a 3-0 scoreline was in the mid-60s.

Slot said: “It was very bad. Competing on home soil, conceding 3-0 regardless of which team you face is a terrible result. Surprising if you consider the opening 30 minutes of the match. I haven’t seen us producing so much in the initial half-hour maybe the entire season, and the initial occasion they entered in our box they scored.

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