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Liverpool's head coach stated he had to “examine my own performance” following Liverpool endured a 6th loss in seven Premier League games at home to Forest and insisted he would discover a way from the title holders' slump.

Forest, fighting against the drop prior to the match, delivered the biggest victory at Anfield in their club records as Liverpool slipped to an eighth defeat in eleven matches in every tournament. The British record signing, Alexander Isak, was again unnoticeable and Liverpool argued Murillo’s first goal ought to have been disallowed for similar reasons to the captain's chalked-off goal against Manchester City prior to the international break. But the manager conceded the buck stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wishes to hear me now speaking about refereeing decisions if you lose 3-0 at home to Forest,” stated the Liverpool head coach. “I ought to examine my own role first and my team, but it demonstrates you how a goal can change the flow of a game. Before I was just waiting for us to score a goal. Afterwards we hardly generated any chances.

“Naturally there is a way out, particularly with the quality players we have. No matter if you win or are beaten when you look back you are always thinking: ‘Where can we improve, where can we make changes?’ but that is something else from doubting yourself.

“I wish to emphasise I am accountable for the present defeats. You are answerable when you are victorious but also liable when you are losing. I can never provide enough excuses for us to have the outcomes we have. That is not good enough and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s display fell apart as the coach made multiple offensive substitutions when pursuing the match. “It was the identical on the road at Forest last season,” he said. “I took the French defender off and brought on the Portuguese forward and he found the net immediately to make it 1-1. Then it was courageous, now it’s likely unwise.”

The Anfield side last lost back-to-back at Anfield league fixtures by Nottingham Forest in 1963. The last time they lost consecutive league matches by a three-goal scoreline was in 1965.

The manager said: “It was extremely poor. Playing on home soil, conceding 3-0 no matter which opponent you face is a terrible outcome. Surprising if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the match. I haven’t seen us producing so much in the initial half-hour maybe the whole season, and the first time they arrived in our box they found the back of the net.

“It did not happen against Manchester City, but in every other game we have been the dominant side and were capable to create opportunities. Lately it is nearly constantly that we fail to convert our opportunities and the ones we concede find the net.”