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Liverpool's head coach stated he needed to “examine my own performance” after Liverpool suffered a 6th defeat in seven English top-flight games on their own turf against Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would find a solution out of the champions’ slump.

Nottingham Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, delivered the biggest victory at Anfield in their history as Liverpool slipped to an eighth defeat in eleven matches in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was again anonymous and Liverpool argued the defender's opener should have been ruled out for comparable grounds to the captain's disallowed effort against City before the national team pause. But Slot admitted the buck rested with him and made no excuses.

“Nobody wishes to hear me now talking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 at home to Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to look at myself initially and my team, but it demonstrates you how a score can change the flow of a match. Earlier I was just waiting for us to net a strike. Later we barely generated anything.

“Of course there is a way out, especially with the quality footballers we have. No matter if you triumph or are beaten when you look back 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 wish to emphasise I am responsible for the current losses. You are responsible when you are winning but also responsible when you are defeated. I can not provide sufficient excuses for us to have the outcomes we have. That is far from good enough and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s display fell apart as Slot introduced multiple attacking changes when chasing the match. “It was the same on the road at Forest last season,” he remarked. “I substituted Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] off and brought on the Portuguese forward and he found the net straight away to make it 1-1. Then it was courageous, currently it’s likely stupid.”

Liverpool last lost back-to-back home league games against Nottingham Forest in 1963. The most recent occasion they lost consecutive top-flight games by a three-goal scoreline was in the mid-60s.

The manager commented: “It was very bad. Playing on home soil, conceding 3-0 regardless of which team you face is a terrible result. Unexpected if you consider the first half-hour of the match. I haven’t seen us producing so much in the initial 30 minutes maybe the entire campaign, and the initial occasion they arrived in our penalty area they scored.

“It did not happen at City, but in every other fixture we have been the controlling side and were capable to generate opportunities. Lately it is almost constantly that we miss our chances and the attempts we concede find the net.”