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Arne Slot declared he had to “look at myself” after the Reds endured a 6th defeat in seven English top-flight games at home against Forest and affirmed he would discover a solution from the champions’ slump.

Forest, fighting against the drop before kick off, delivered the largest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their history as Liverpool fell to an 8th loss in 11 matches in all competitions. The British record signing, Alexander Isak, was once more anonymous and Liverpool argued Murillo’s first goal ought to have been disallowed for comparable grounds to the captain's disallowed effort versus City prior to the international break. But Slot conceded the responsibility stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“Nobody wants to listen to me now talking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Liverpool head coach. “I ought to look at my own role first and my team, but it does show you how a score can alter the momentum of a game. Before I was just hoping for us to net a strike. Later we barely generated anything.

“Of course there is a path forward, especially with the talented players we have. Regardless if you triumph or are beaten when you look back you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we do better, where can we adjust?’ but that is something else 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 losing. I can not come up with sufficient reasons for us to have the results we have. That is not good enough and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s performance unravelled as Slot introduced several offensive changes when pursuing the game. “It was the same on the road at Nottingham Forest the previous campaign,” he remarked. “I substituted Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] out and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he found the net immediately to make it 1-1. At that time it was brave, now it’s probably unwise.”

The Anfield side last lost two successive home league games by Nottingham Forest in 1963. The most recent occasion they lost consecutive top-flight games by a three-goal margin was in the mid-60s.

The manager said: “It was very bad. Competing on home soil, conceding 3-0 no matter which opponent you face is a terrible outcome. Surprising if you consider the first half-hour of the match. I did not witness us creating so much in the opening 30 minutes perhaps the whole campaign, and the initial occasion they entered in our box they scored.

“It did not happen at City, but in every other game we have been the dominant team and were capable to create opportunities. Lately it is almost consistently that we miss our chances and the ones we concede go in.”