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Liverpool's head coach declared he needed to “examine my own performance” following Liverpool suffered a 6th defeat in 7 Premier League games on their own turf to Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would find a solution from the champions’ poor run.

Forest, fighting against the drop before kick off, produced the biggest win at Anfield in their club records as the Merseyside club slipped to an eighth defeat in 11 fixtures in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was again unnoticeable and the home side argued Murillo’s opener should have been disallowed for comparable grounds to the captain's chalked-off goal versus Manchester City before the international break. But the manager conceded the buck stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“Nobody wants to listen to me now talking about refereeing decisions if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I should look at myself first and my team, but it does show you how a goal can alter the momentum of a match. Earlier I was just hoping for us to score a strike. Later we barely generated any chances.

“Naturally there is a path forward, particularly with the talented players we have. No matter if you win or lose when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we do better, where can we make changes?’ but that is different from doubting your abilities.

“I wish to emphasise I am responsible for the current losses. You are answerable when you are winning but also liable when you are losing. I can never provide enough reasons for us to have the outcomes 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 game. “It was the identical away at Nottingham Forest last season,” he remarked. “I substituted the French defender off and put on [Diogo] Jota and he scored straight away to equalize at 1-1. Then it was brave, now it’s likely stupid.”

The Anfield side last lost two successive home Premier League games against Nottingham Forest in the sixties. The last time they lost back-to-back league games by a 3-0 margin was in the mid-60s.

The manager said: “It was very bad. Competing at home, losing 3-0 no matter which opponent you face is a terrible outcome. Surprising if you consider the opening 30 minutes of the game. I did not witness us producing so many chances in the opening half-hour perhaps the whole campaign, and the first time they arrived in our box they found the back of the net.

“It did not happen at City, but in every other fixture we have been the controlling team and were able to generate chances. Lately it is almost constantly that we fail to convert our opportunities and the ones we allow find the net.”