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Liverpool's head coach declared he had to “look at myself” after the Reds endured a 6th loss in seven Premier League matches at home to Nottingham Forest and insisted he would find a way out of the champions’ slump.

Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, produced the biggest win at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as the Merseyside club fell to an 8th defeat in eleven fixtures in every tournament. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, was again anonymous and Liverpool argued Murillo’s first goal should have been ruled out for comparable grounds to the captain's chalked-off goal against City before the international break. But Slot conceded the responsibility stopped with him and made no excuses.

“No one wishes to listen to me now speaking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to examine my own role first and my squad, but it does show you how a goal can change the momentum of a match. Earlier I was just hoping for us to net a strike. Later we hardly generated any chances.

“Naturally there is a way out, especially with the talented footballers we have. Regardless if you triumph or lose when you reflect you are always considering: ‘In which areas can we do better, where can we make changes?’ but that is something else from doubting yourself.

“I want to stress I am responsible for the present defeats. You are answerable when you are winning but also responsible when you are losing. I can not provide enough reasons for us to have the outcomes we have. That is not good enough and I am to blame for that.”

Liverpool’s display fell apart as Slot made several attacking substitutions when chasing the match. “It was the identical on the road at Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I took the French defender off and put on the Portuguese forward and he scored immediately to equalize at 1-1. At that time it was brave, currently it’s probably unwise.”

The Anfield side last lost two successive at Anfield league games by Forest in the sixties. The last time they suffered back-to-back league matches by a three-goal scoreline was in 1965.

The manager commented: “It was very bad. Playing at home, conceding 3-0 regardless of which team you face is a very, very bad result. Surprising if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the game. I haven’t seen us creating so much in the initial 30 minutes maybe the whole season, and the first time they entered in our box they found the back of the net.

“It wasn’t at City, but in every other game we have been the controlling side and were able to create opportunities. Lately it is nearly constantly that we fail to convert our opportunities and the attempts we concede go in.”