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Arne Slot declared he had to “look at myself” after Liverpool endured a sixth defeat in seven Premier League games on their own turf to Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would discover a solution out of the title holders' slump.

Forest, fighting against the drop before kick off, delivered the biggest victory at Anfield in their history as the Merseyside club slipped to an 8th loss in 11 matches in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was once more unnoticeable and the home side argued Murillo’s opener ought to have been ruled out for similar reasons to the captain's disallowed effort against City before the national team pause. But the manager conceded the responsibility stopped with him and made no excuses.

“Nobody wishes to listen to me now talking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Liverpool head coach. “I should examine myself initially and my squad, but it demonstrates you how a goal can alter the flow of a game. Before I was just waiting for us to score a goal. Later we barely created any chances.

“Naturally there is a path forward, particularly with the quality footballers 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 adjust?’ but that is different from questioning your abilities.

“I wish to emphasise I am responsible for the present defeats. You are answerable when you are winning but also responsible when you are defeated. I can not provide enough excuses for us to have the outcomes we have. That is not acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s performance fell apart as the coach introduced multiple offensive changes when pursuing the match. “It was the same on the road at Forest last season,” he remarked. “I substituted the French defender out and brought on the Portuguese forward and he found the net immediately to make it 1-1. At that time it was brave, now it’s probably unwise.”

Liverpool previously were defeated in two successive at Anfield Premier League games against Forest in 1963. The last time they lost consecutive top-flight games by a 3-0 scoreline was in 1965.

The manager said: “It was extremely poor. Playing at home, losing 3-0 regardless of which opponent you face is a terrible result. Surprising if you consider the first half-hour of the match. I did not witness us producing so much in the initial half-hour perhaps the whole season, and the first time they arrived 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 capable to generate chances. Lately it is almost consistently that we fail to convert our opportunities and the ones we concede go in.”