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Liverpool's head coach stated he had to “examine my own performance” after Liverpool endured a 6th loss in 7 Premier League matches on their own turf against Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would find a solution from the title holders' slump.

Nottingham Forest, fighting against the drop prior to the match, produced the largest win at Anfield in their club records as the Merseyside club slipped to an eighth loss in 11 fixtures in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was again anonymous and Liverpool contended the defender's opener should have been disallowed for comparable grounds to the captain's chalked-off goal against Manchester City prior to the national team pause. But Slot conceded the responsibility rested with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wants to listen to me now talking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest,” said the Reds' boss. “I ought to examine myself initially and my squad, but it demonstrates you how a goal can alter the flow of a game. Earlier I was just waiting for us to score a goal. Afterwards we barely created any chances.

“Naturally there is a way out, especially with the talented footballers we have. No matter if you triumph or are beaten when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we do better, in what aspects can we adjust?’ but that is different from questioning yourself.

“I want to emphasise I am responsible for the current losses. You are responsible when you are winning but also responsible when you are losing. I can never provide enough reasons for us to have the results we have. That is not good enough and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s performance unravelled as Slot introduced multiple attacking changes when chasing the match. “It was the identical away at Forest last season,” he said. “I substituted Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] off and brought on the Portuguese forward and he scored immediately to equalize at 1-1. Then it was brave, currently it’s likely unwise.”

Liverpool previously were defeated in back-to-back at Anfield Premier League fixtures against Forest in the sixties. The most recent occasion they lost consecutive top-flight matches by a three-goal margin was in the mid-60s.

The manager commented: “It was very bad. Playing at home, losing 3-0 no matter which team you face is a very, very bad outcome. Unexpected if you consider the opening 30 minutes of the game. I did not witness us producing so much in the initial half-hour perhaps the entire campaign, and the initial occasion they arrived in our box they scored.

“It wasn’t against Manchester City, but in every other fixture we have been the dominant team and were able to create opportunities. Recently it is nearly constantly that we fail to convert our chances and the attempts we allow find the net.”