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Liverpool's head coach declared he needed to “look at myself” after the Reds endured a sixth loss in seven Premier League matches on their own turf to Nottingham Forest and insisted he would discover a solution out of the title holders' slump.

Nottingham Forest, fighting against the drop before kick off, delivered the biggest win at Anfield in their history as Liverpool fell to an 8th loss in 11 fixtures in all competitions. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, was once more anonymous and the home side argued the defender's first goal ought to have been ruled out for comparable grounds to the captain's chalked-off goal versus Manchester City before the international break. But Slot conceded the responsibility stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“Nobody wants to hear me now speaking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to examine myself initially and my squad, but it demonstrates you how a score can alter the flow of a game. Earlier I was just waiting for us to score a strike. Afterwards we hardly created any chances.

“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 considering: ‘Where can we do better, where can we make changes?’ but that is something else from questioning your abilities.

“I wish to stress I am responsible for the present defeats. You are responsible when you are winning but also liable when you are defeated. I can never come up with enough excuses for us to have the results we have. That is far from acceptable and I am to blame for that.”

Liverpool’s display unravelled as Slot introduced multiple attacking substitutions when chasing the game. “It was the identical on the road at Nottingham Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I substituted Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] out and brought on the Portuguese forward and he found the net straight away to make it 1-1. At that time it was brave, now it’s probably unwise.”

Liverpool last lost back-to-back at Anfield Premier League games by Forest in the sixties. The most recent occasion they lost consecutive league games by a 3-0 scoreline was in the mid-60s.

The manager said: “It was extremely poor. Competing at home, losing 3-0 no matter which opponent you encounter is a terrible outcome. Surprising if you look at the first half-hour of the game. I did not witness us producing so much in the initial 30 minutes perhaps the entire campaign, and the initial occasion they arrived in our penalty area they found the back of the net.

“It wasn’t against Manchester City, but in every other game we have been the dominant side and were capable to create chances. Lately it is almost consistently that we miss our chances and the ones we concede go in.”