Liverpool's Manager Offers No Excuses and Pledges to Find Route From Malaise

Liverpool's head coach stated he needed to “look at myself” following the Reds suffered a sixth loss in seven Premier League matches on their own turf to Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would discover a way out of the title holders' poor run.

Nottingham Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, produced the largest win at Anfield in their club records as the Merseyside club slipped to an 8th loss 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 chalked-off goal against City before the international break. But the manager conceded the responsibility stopped with him and made no excuses.

“No one wishes to listen to me now speaking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 in your own stadium to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Liverpool head coach. “I ought to look at my own role initially and my squad, but it demonstrates you how a score can alter the flow of a match. Earlier I was just hoping for us to score a strike. Afterwards we barely generated any chances.

“Of course there is a way out, particularly with the quality footballers we have. Regardless if you win or are beaten when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we improve, in what aspects can we make changes?’ but that is different from doubting your abilities.

“I wish to stress I am responsible for the current defeats. You are answerable when you are victorious but also liable when you are defeated. I can not come up with enough reasons for us to have the results we have. That is not good enough and I am to blame for that.”

The team's display unravelled as the coach made several attacking changes when pursuing the match. “It was the identical on the road at Forest last season,” he remarked. “I took the French defender out and put on the Portuguese forward and he found the net immediately to make it 1-1. Then it was courageous, currently it’s probably stupid.”

Liverpool previously were defeated in back-to-back at Anfield league games against Nottingham Forest in the sixties. The last time they lost back-to-back top-flight matches by a three-goal scoreline was in 1965.

Slot commented: “It was extremely poor. Playing on home soil, losing 3-0 regardless of which opponent you face is a terrible outcome. Unexpected if you consider the opening 30 minutes of the game. I did not witness us creating so many chances in the opening 30 minutes perhaps the whole campaign, and the initial occasion they arrived in our box they scored.

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