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Arne Slot stated he needed to “examine my own performance” following the Reds suffered a 6th defeat in 7 English top-flight games at home to Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would discover a way from the champions’ poor run.

Nottingham Forest, fighting against the drop before kick off, delivered the largest victory at Anfield in their club records as Liverpool slipped to an 8th loss in 11 matches in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was again anonymous and the home side contended Murillo’s first goal should have been disallowed for comparable grounds to the captain's disallowed effort against Manchester City prior to the national team pause. But the manager conceded the buck rested with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wishes to listen to me now talking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to look at my own role initially and my team, but it demonstrates you how a score can alter the flow of a game. Earlier I was just waiting for us to net a goal. Afterwards we barely generated any chances.

“Of course there is a way out, particularly with the quality players we have. No matter if you win or are beaten when you look back you are always considering: ‘In which areas can we do better, in what aspects can we adjust?’ but that is different from questioning your abilities.

“I want to emphasise I am responsible for the current losses. You are responsible when you are winning but also liable when you are defeated. I can never come up with sufficient reasons for us to have the outcomes we have. That is not good enough and I am responsible for that.”

The team's display fell apart as the coach made multiple offensive changes when chasing the game. “It was the identical on the road at Nottingham Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I substituted the French defender off and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he found the net straight away to equalize at 1-1. Then it was courageous, now it’s likely stupid.”

Liverpool previously were defeated in two successive at Anfield league fixtures against Forest in 1963. The last time they suffered back-to-back top-flight games by a three-goal scoreline was in the mid-60s.

The manager commented: “It was very bad. Competing at home, conceding 3-0 regardless of which opponent you face is a terrible outcome. Unexpected if you consider the first half-hour of the match. I haven’t seen us producing so many chances in the opening 30 minutes maybe the entire season, and the initial occasion they arrived in our penalty area they scored.

“It did not happen against Manchester City, but in every other fixture we have been the dominant team and were capable to create opportunities. Lately it is nearly consistently that we miss our opportunities and the ones we allow go in.”