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Arne Slot declared he needed to “look at myself” following Liverpool endured a sixth defeat in 7 English top-flight games on their own turf against Forest and insisted he would discover a way out of the champions’ poor run.

Forest, fighting against the drop before kick off, delivered the biggest win at Anfield in their club records as the Merseyside club fell to an eighth loss in 11 fixtures in all competitions. The British record signing, Alexander Isak, was once more anonymous and the home side contended the defender's opener should have been disallowed for similar reasons to the captain's chalked-off goal versus City before the international break. But Slot admitted the responsibility stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“Nobody wishes to listen to me now talking about refereeing decisions if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” stated the Liverpool head coach. “I should examine my own role first and my squad, but it demonstrates you how a goal can alter the flow of a match. Before I was just hoping for us to net a strike. Afterwards we barely created any chances.

“Naturally there is a path forward, particularly with the talented footballers we have. Regardless if you win or lose when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we do better, in what aspects can we adjust?’ but that is something else from questioning your abilities.

“I want to stress I am accountable for the present defeats. You are responsible when you are victorious but also liable when you are defeated. I can not come up with sufficient excuses for us to have the outcomes we have. That is not good enough and I am responsible for that.”

The team's display fell apart as Slot introduced multiple attacking substitutions when chasing the game. “It was the same on the road at Nottingham Forest last season,” he remarked. “I substituted Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] out and put on [Diogo] Jota and he scored immediately to equalize at 1-1. At that time it was courageous, currently it’s probably unwise.”

Liverpool last lost back-to-back home Premier League fixtures by Forest in the sixties. The last time they suffered consecutive top-flight games by a three-goal scoreline was in the mid-60s.

The manager commented: “It was very bad. Playing on home soil, losing 3-0 regardless of which opponent you encounter is a terrible result. Unexpected if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the game. I did not witness us creating so much in the initial half-hour perhaps the entire season, and the initial occasion they entered in our penalty area they found the back of the net.

“It did not happen at City, but in every other game we have been the controlling side and were able to generate chances. Lately it is almost consistently that we miss our opportunities and the ones we concede find the net.”