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Liverpool's head coach stated he had to “look at myself” following Liverpool endured a 6th loss in seven English top-flight games at home to Forest and insisted he would discover a way from the title holders' slump.

Nottingham Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, produced the largest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as Liverpool slipped to an 8th defeat in 11 fixtures in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was again unnoticeable and the home side argued the defender's first goal should have been ruled out for comparable grounds to Virgil van Dijk’s chalked-off goal versus City prior to the national team pause. But the manager admitted the buck stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wishes to hear me now talking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 in your own stadium to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Liverpool head coach. “I ought to look at myself initially and my squad, but it does show you how a goal can alter the flow of a game. Earlier I was just waiting for us to score a goal. Later we barely generated any chances.

“Of course there is a path forward, especially with the talented players we have. Regardless if you win or lose when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘Where can we do better, where can we adjust?’ but that is something else from doubting yourself.

“I wish to emphasise I am responsible for the present losses. You are answerable when you are winning but also liable when you are losing. I can not provide enough excuses for us to have the results we have. That is far from acceptable and I am to blame for that.”

The team's performance unravelled as Slot introduced multiple offensive substitutions when pursuing the match. “It was the identical on the road at Forest last season,” he said. “I substituted the French defender out and brought on the Portuguese forward and he found the net straight away to equalize at 1-1. At that time it was courageous, now it’s probably unwise.”

The Anfield side last lost back-to-back home Premier League games by Nottingham Forest in 1963. The last time they suffered consecutive top-flight matches by a 3-0 margin was in the mid-60s.

The manager commented: “It was extremely poor. Playing on home soil, losing 3-0 no matter which opponent you face is a terrible outcome. Unexpected if you consider the opening 30 minutes of the match. I did not witness us producing so many chances in the initial 30 minutes maybe the entire season, and the initial occasion they arrived in our box they found the back of the net.

“It did not happen against Manchester City, but in all other fixture we have been the dominant side and were able to generate chances. Recently it is almost consistently that we fail to convert our chances and the attempts we allow find the net.”