Slot Offers Zero Justifications and Vows to Find Route Out of Malaise

Liverpool's head coach stated he had to “examine my own performance” after Liverpool suffered a sixth defeat in 7 English top-flight matches on their own turf to Forest and affirmed he would discover a way out of the champions’ slump.

Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, delivered the largest win at Anfield in their club records as Liverpool slipped to an eighth loss in 11 fixtures in all competitions. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, was once more unnoticeable and the home side contended Murillo’s first goal should have been disallowed for similar reasons to Virgil van Dijk’s disallowed effort versus City before the national team pause. But Slot conceded the buck rested with him and offered no alibis.

“Nobody wants to hear me now speaking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 in your own stadium to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I should examine my own role first and my team, but it demonstrates you how a score can change the momentum of a match. Before I was just hoping for us to net a strike. Later we hardly generated anything.

“Of course there is a way out, especially with the quality players we have. Regardless if you triumph or are beaten when you look back you are always thinking: ‘Where can we do better, where can we make changes?’ but that is different from questioning your abilities.

“I wish to stress I am responsible for the present defeats. You are answerable when you are winning but also liable when you are defeated. I can not provide enough reasons for us to have the outcomes we have. That is not acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

The team's display unravelled as the coach made several offensive changes when chasing the game. “It was the same on the road at Forest the previous campaign,” he remarked. “I took the French defender off and put on [Diogo] Jota and he found the net straight away to make it 1-1. Then it was courageous, currently it’s likely unwise.”

The Anfield side last lost back-to-back home Premier League games by Nottingham Forest in the sixties. The most recent occasion they suffered back-to-back top-flight matches by a three-goal margin was in the mid-60s.

The manager said: “It was extremely poor. Playing on home soil, conceding 3-0 no matter which opponent you encounter is a very, very bad result. Unexpected if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the game. I haven’t seen us producing so many chances in the opening 30 minutes perhaps the whole campaign, and the first time they arrived in our penalty area they found the back of the net.

“It wasn’t against Manchester City, but in all other game we have been the dominant side and were capable to generate opportunities. Lately it is nearly constantly that we miss our chances and the attempts we concede find the net.”