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Arne Slot stated he needed to “look at myself” after the Reds suffered a sixth loss in seven Premier League matches at home against Nottingham Forest and insisted he would find a way out of the champions’ poor run.

Forest, fighting against the drop prior to the match, delivered the largest victory at Anfield in their history as Liverpool fell to an 8th defeat in eleven fixtures in every tournament. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, was once more anonymous and Liverpool contended the defender's first goal should have been disallowed for comparable grounds to the captain's disallowed effort against City prior to the national team pause. But Slot conceded the responsibility rested with him and offered no alibis.

“Nobody wants to listen to me now speaking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to examine myself first and my squad, but it does show you how a goal can change the momentum of a game. Before I was just waiting for us to score a goal. Later we barely created any chances.

“Naturally there is a way out, particularly with the talented footballers we have. Regardless if you triumph or lose when you look back you are always considering: ‘In which areas can we do better, in what aspects can we make changes?’ but that is different from doubting your abilities.

“I want to emphasise I am accountable for the current defeats. You are answerable when you are victorious but also responsible when you are defeated. I can never come up with enough reasons for us to have the results we have. That is not acceptable and I am to blame for that.”

The team's display unravelled as Slot made several offensive changes when chasing the match. “It was the identical on the road at Nottingham Forest last season,” he said. “I took the French defender out and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he found the net immediately to equalize at 1-1. Then it was courageous, now it’s likely stupid.”

The Anfield side previously were defeated in two successive home league games by Nottingham Forest in 1963. The last time they suffered consecutive league games by a three-goal scoreline was in 1965.

The manager commented: “It was extremely poor. Playing on home soil, conceding 3-0 regardless of which opponent 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 30 minutes perhaps the whole campaign, and the initial occasion they entered in our penalty area they scored.

“It wasn’t against Manchester City, but in all other game we have been the dominant team and were capable to create opportunities. Lately it is almost constantly that we miss our chances and the ones we allow go in.”