🔗 Share this article

Arne Slot declared he needed to “look at myself” after the Reds endured a sixth loss in 7 English top-flight matches at home to Forest and affirmed he would find a way from the champions’ poor run.

Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, delivered the largest win at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as Liverpool fell to an eighth defeat in eleven matches in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was once more anonymous and the home side contended Murillo’s first goal should have been disallowed for similar reasons to the captain's disallowed effort versus City before the national team pause. But Slot admitted the buck stopped with him and made no excuses.

“No one wants to hear me now talking about refereeing decisions if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to examine my own role first and my squad, but it demonstrates you how a score can alter the flow of a game. Before I was just waiting for us to net a goal. Later we barely generated any chances.

“Of course there is a path forward, particularly with the quality players we have. Regardless if you triumph or are beaten when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we do better, where can we make changes?’ but that is something else from questioning yourself.

“I want to emphasise I am accountable for the present losses. You are responsible when you are victorious but also responsible when you are defeated. I can never come up with sufficient reasons for us to have the results we have. That is far from good enough and I am to blame for that.”

The team's performance unravelled as the coach made several attacking substitutions when chasing the match. “It was the identical away at Forest last season,” he said. “I substituted the French defender off and put on the Portuguese forward and he scored immediately to equalize at 1-1. Then it was courageous, now it’s likely stupid.”

Liverpool last lost back-to-back home Premier League games against Forest in the sixties. The most recent occasion they lost back-to-back league matches by a three-goal margin was in the mid-60s.

Slot said: “It was very bad. Competing at home, losing 3-0 regardless of which team you encounter is a terrible outcome. Surprising if you consider the opening 30 minutes of the match. I haven’t seen us producing so many chances in the opening 30 minutes perhaps the entire season, and the initial occasion they entered in our penalty area they scored.

“It did not happen at City, but in all other game we have been the dominant team and were capable to generate chances. Recently it is almost constantly that we fail to convert our chances and the attempts we allow go in.”