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Arne Slot stated he needed to “examine my own performance” following the Reds suffered a 6th defeat in seven English top-flight matches on their own turf to Forest and insisted he would discover a way out of the title holders' slump.

Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, produced the largest victory at Anfield in their club records as the Merseyside club slipped to an eighth defeat in 11 matches in every tournament. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, was once more unnoticeable and Liverpool argued Murillo’s first goal ought to have been ruled out for comparable grounds to the captain's disallowed effort versus City before the national team pause. But the manager conceded the buck rested with him and offered no alibis.

“Nobody wants to hear me now talking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” said the Liverpool head coach. “I ought to examine my own role initially and my team, but it demonstrates you how a score can change the flow of a match. Before I was just waiting for us to score a strike. Later we barely generated any chances.

“Of course there is a path forward, especially with the talented players we have. Regardless if you triumph or are beaten when you look back you are always considering: ‘Where can we improve, in what aspects can we adjust?’ but that is something else from doubting yourself.

“I want to stress I am responsible for the present losses. You are responsible when you are victorious but also responsible when you are losing. I can never come up with 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 unravelled as Slot made multiple attacking substitutions when pursuing the game. “It was the identical away at Forest last season,” he remarked. “I took Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] out and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he found the net immediately to equalize at 1-1. Then it was brave, now it’s probably stupid.”

Liverpool previously were defeated in back-to-back home league fixtures by Nottingham Forest in 1963. The most recent occasion they suffered back-to-back league matches by a three-goal scoreline was in the mid-60s.

The manager commented: “It was extremely poor. Playing at home, conceding 3-0 no matter which team you face is a very, very bad result. Unexpected if you look at the first half-hour of the game. I did not witness us creating so much in the initial half-hour perhaps the entire campaign, and the initial occasion they entered in our penalty area they found the back of the net.

“It wasn’t against Manchester City, but in all other game we have been the controlling side and were able to generate chances. Lately it is almost constantly that we fail to convert our opportunities and the attempts we allow go in.”