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Liverpool's head coach stated he needed to “examine my own performance” following Liverpool endured a sixth defeat in seven Premier League games on their own turf to Forest and affirmed he would find a solution out of the champions’ slump.

Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, delivered the biggest win at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as Liverpool slipped to an 8th loss in eleven fixtures in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was once more unnoticeable and Liverpool contended Murillo’s first goal should have been disallowed for comparable grounds to the captain's chalked-off goal versus Manchester City before the national team pause. But the manager conceded the responsibility stopped with him and made no excuses.

“No one wishes to hear me now talking about refereeing decisions if you are defeated 3-0 at home to Forest,” said the Liverpool head coach. “I should examine myself first and my squad, 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. Afterwards we barely created any chances.

“Of course there is a path forward, particularly with the talented footballers we have. Regardless if you triumph or are beaten when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we do better, in what aspects can we make changes?’ but that is something else from questioning your abilities.

“I wish to stress I am accountable for the present losses. You are answerable when you are victorious but also responsible when you are defeated. I can never provide sufficient reasons for us to have the outcomes we have. That is not good enough and I am to blame for that.”

Liverpool’s display unravelled as the coach made multiple attacking changes when pursuing the match. “It was the identical on the road at Nottingham Forest last season,” he remarked. “I took the French defender off and put on the Portuguese forward and he found the net straight away to equalize at 1-1. At that time it was courageous, currently it’s likely stupid.”

Liverpool last lost back-to-back home Premier League fixtures by Forest in 1963. The last time they lost consecutive league matches by a three-goal scoreline was in 1965.

The manager commented: “It was extremely poor. Competing at home, losing 3-0 no matter which team you face is a very, very bad outcome. Surprising if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the game. I haven’t seen us producing so many chances in the opening half-hour perhaps the whole campaign, and the initial occasion they entered in our box they found the back of the net.

“It did not happen against Manchester City, but in every other fixture we have been the controlling side and were able to generate opportunities. Lately it is almost consistently that we miss our opportunities and the attempts we allow find the net.”