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Arne Slot stated he needed to “look at myself” following Liverpool endured a 6th loss in seven Premier League games at home against Forest and affirmed he would find a way out of the title holders' slump.

Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, delivered the biggest victory at Anfield in their history as Liverpool fell to an 8th loss in 11 fixtures in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was again unnoticeable and the home side argued the defender's first goal ought to have been ruled out for similar reasons to the captain's chalked-off goal against City prior to the international break. But Slot conceded the buck rested with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wants to listen to me now speaking about refereeing decisions if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I should look at my own role first and my team, but it does show you how a goal can change the flow of a game. Earlier I was just hoping for us to net a goal. Later we barely generated anything.

“Naturally there is a way out, especially with the quality players we have. Regardless if you triumph or are beaten when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we improve, in what aspects can we make changes?’ but that is something else from doubting yourself.

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

Liverpool’s display fell apart as Slot introduced multiple attacking substitutions when chasing the game. “It was the same away at Nottingham Forest last season,” he said. “I took Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] out and put on the Portuguese forward and he found the net straight away to equalize at 1-1. At that time it was brave, now it’s likely unwise.”

The Anfield side previously were defeated in two successive at Anfield league games against Forest in the sixties. The last time they lost back-to-back league matches by a 3-0 margin was in the mid-60s.

The manager commented: “It was very bad. Competing at home, losing 3-0 no matter which opponent you face is a terrible outcome. Surprising if you look at the first half-hour of the match. I did not witness us producing so many chances in the initial half-hour perhaps the entire campaign, and the initial occasion they entered in our penalty area they scored.

“It wasn’t against Manchester City, but in all other fixture we have been the controlling side and were capable to generate chances. Lately it is almost consistently that we fail to convert our opportunities and the ones we allow find the net.”