Slot Offers No Excuses and Vows to Find Way Out of Malaise

Liverpool's head coach stated he needed to “examine my own performance” after Liverpool endured a 6th loss in 7 Premier League matches on their own turf against Forest and affirmed he would find a way out of the champions’ poor run.

Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, delivered the biggest win at Anfield in their history as the Merseyside club fell to an 8th loss in 11 fixtures in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was once more unnoticeable and Liverpool argued Murillo’s first goal ought to have been ruled out for similar reasons to the captain's disallowed effort versus Manchester City prior to the national team pause. But Slot conceded the responsibility rested with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wishes to listen to me now talking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 at home to Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to examine my own role initially and my team, but it does show you how a score can alter the momentum of a game. Earlier I was just waiting for us to score a strike. Later we hardly created anything.

“Of course there is a path forward, especially with the quality footballers we have. Regardless if you triumph or are beaten when you look back you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we improve, in what aspects can we make changes?’ but that is something else from doubting yourself.

“I wish to emphasise I am responsible for the present defeats. You are answerable when you are winning but also liable when you are losing. I can not come up with sufficient reasons for us to have the outcomes we have. That is not good enough and I am to blame for that.”

The team's display fell apart as the coach introduced multiple offensive changes when chasing the match. “It was the same on the road at Forest last season,” he said. “I took the French defender off and put on [Diogo] Jota and he found the net immediately to equalize at 1-1. At that time it was brave, now it’s likely stupid.”

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

The manager said: “It was very bad. Playing at home, losing 3-0 no matter which opponent you encounter is a very, very bad outcome. Surprising if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the game. I did not witness us producing so many chances in the opening 30 minutes perhaps the whole season, and the first time they entered in our penalty area they scored.

“It wasn’t against Manchester City, but in every other fixture we have been the controlling team and were capable to generate opportunities. Lately it is nearly constantly that we miss our opportunities and the ones we allow find the net.”