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Liverpool's head coach stated he had to “look at myself” after the Reds endured a 6th loss in seven English top-flight games on their own turf against Forest and affirmed he would discover a solution from the champions’ poor run.

Forest, fighting against the drop prior to the match, produced the biggest win at Anfield in their club records as the Merseyside club slipped to an 8th loss in 11 fixtures in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was once more unnoticeable and the home side contended Murillo’s first goal ought to have been ruled out for comparable grounds to the captain's disallowed effort against Manchester City before the national team pause. But the manager conceded the buck rested with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wishes to hear me now speaking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest,” said the Reds' boss. “I ought to examine my own role initially and my team, but it demonstrates you how a score can alter the flow of a match. Before I was just hoping for us to net a strike. Afterwards we hardly created any chances.

“Naturally there is a path forward, especially with the talented footballers we have. No matter if you triumph or are beaten when you look back you are always considering: ‘Where can we improve, in what aspects can we make changes?’ but that is different from doubting your abilities.

“I want to emphasise I am responsible for the current losses. You are answerable 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 responsible for that.”

The team's display unravelled as Slot introduced multiple attacking changes when pursuing the game. “It was the identical on the road at Forest last season,” he remarked. “I took Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] off and put on the Portuguese forward and he scored immediately to make it 1-1. Then it was courageous, currently it’s likely unwise.”

The Anfield side last lost back-to-back at Anfield Premier League games against Forest in 1963. The last time they suffered consecutive league matches by a three-goal scoreline was in the mid-60s.

Slot commented: “It was very bad. Playing at home, conceding 3-0 regardless of which team you encounter is a very, very bad result. Surprising if you look at the first half-hour of the match. I did not witness us creating so much in the opening half-hour perhaps the whole season, and the initial occasion they entered in our penalty area they scored.

“It wasn’t against Manchester City, but in every other game we have been the dominant team and were able to create opportunities. Lately it is nearly consistently that we fail to convert our chances and the attempts we concede go in.”