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Arne Slot accepted the blame for Liverpool’s sixth Premier League defeat in seven matches after Nottingham Forest swept to a shock 3-0 victory at Anfield on Saturday.
Slot’s side slumped to their joint worst Premier League loss on home turf as Forest piled on the misery for the spluttering champions.
Murillo, Nicolo Savona and Morgan Gibbs-White scored for Forest in Liverpool’s heaviest home defeat since losing 4-1 to Manchester City in 2021.
Chelsea and West Ham are the only other teams in the Premier League era to win at Anfield by three goals.
Slot was outwitted by Forest boss Sean Dyche, whose low block and counter-attacking game plan exposed the flaws in Liverpool’s misfiring line-up.
“How bad that is difficult to measure but it was very bad. Playing at home, losing 3-0 no matter which team you face is a very, very bad result,” Slot said.
“I want to emphasise I am responsible for the current losses, you are responsible when you are winning but also responsible when you are losing.
“I can never come up with excuses for us to have the results we have. That is far from good enough and I am responsible for that.”
The astonishing defeat dropped Liverpool to 11th in the table, leaving them eight points behind leaders Arsenal with their title defence in tatters well before Christmas.
Liverpool have suffered eight defeats in their last 11 matches in all competitions, a remarkable run for a team that cantered to their record-equalling 20th English title last term.