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Liverpool's head coach declared he needed to “examine my own performance” after the Reds endured a 6th loss in seven English top-flight matches at home against Forest and insisted he would find a solution from the title holders' poor run.

Nottingham Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, delivered the largest win at Liverpool's stadium in their history as the Merseyside club slipped to an 8th loss in 11 fixtures in every tournament. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, was once more anonymous and Liverpool argued Murillo’s first goal ought to have been disallowed for similar reasons to the captain's disallowed effort against City prior to the national team pause. But the manager admitted the responsibility rested with him and made no excuses.

“Nobody wants to hear me now talking about refereeing decisions if you lose 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Liverpool head coach. “I should look at myself initially and my squad, but it does show you how a score can alter the flow of a game. Before I was just waiting for us to net a goal. Afterwards we hardly created any chances.

“Of course there is a way out, especially with the talented players we have. No matter if you win or lose when you look back you are always considering: ‘In which areas can we improve, in what aspects can we make changes?’ but that is something else from doubting your abilities.

“I want to stress I am responsible for the present defeats. You are answerable when you are winning but also liable when you are losing. I can never provide enough reasons for us to have the outcomes we have. That is not acceptable and I am to blame for that.”

Liverpool’s performance fell apart as Slot introduced multiple offensive changes when chasing the game. “It was the identical on the road at Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I took the French defender out and brought on the Portuguese forward and he scored immediately to equalize at 1-1. Then it was brave, now it’s probably stupid.”

The Anfield side last lost back-to-back home league games by Forest in the sixties. The last time they lost consecutive league games by a 3-0 scoreline was in the mid-60s.

Slot commented: “It was extremely poor. Playing on home soil, losing 3-0 no matter which opponent you encounter is a terrible result. Surprising if you consider the first half-hour of the match. I did not witness us producing so much in the initial 30 minutes perhaps the entire season, and the first time they arrived in our box they scored.

“It did not happen at City, but in all other game we have been the controlling team and were able to generate chances. Lately it is almost constantly that we fail to convert our opportunities and the ones we allow go in.”