Liverpool's Manager Offers Zero Justifications and Pledges to Plot Route From Malaise

Liverpool's head coach declared he had to “look at myself” following the Reds suffered a 6th loss in seven English top-flight matches on their own turf against Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would discover a way out of the champions’ slump.

Nottingham Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, produced the largest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as Liverpool fell to an eighth loss in eleven fixtures in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was again unnoticeable and Liverpool contended the defender's first goal ought to have been disallowed for similar reasons to Virgil van Dijk’s chalked-off goal versus Manchester City before the national team pause. But the manager conceded the buck rested with him and made no excuses.

“Nobody wishes to listen to me now talking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” said the Reds' boss. “I ought to examine myself initially and my team, but it demonstrates you how a score can change the momentum of a match. Earlier I was just waiting for us to net a goal. Afterwards we barely generated anything.

“Of course there is a way out, particularly with the quality players we have. Regardless if you triumph or are beaten when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘Where can we improve, where can we adjust?’ but that is something else from questioning yourself.

“I wish to emphasise I am responsible for the current defeats. You are answerable when you are victorious but also liable when you are defeated. I can never provide enough excuses for us to have the outcomes we have. That is far from 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 same away at Nottingham Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I substituted the French defender out and put on the Portuguese forward and he scored immediately to make it 1-1. At that time it was brave, now it’s probably unwise.”

The Anfield side last lost two successive home league games against Nottingham Forest in the sixties. The last time they lost consecutive top-flight matches by a 3-0 scoreline was in the mid-60s.

The manager commented: “It was very bad. Playing on home soil, losing 3-0 no matter which team you face is a very, very bad result. Unexpected if you look at the first half-hour of the match. I haven’t seen us producing so much in the initial half-hour perhaps the whole campaign, and the initial occasion they arrived in our penalty area they found the back of the net.

“It did not happen at City, but in all other fixture we have been the controlling team and were capable to create opportunities. Recently it is almost constantly that we fail to convert our chances and the attempts we allow find the net.”