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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Andy Hunter at Anfield

Arne Slot offers no excuses and vows to plot route out of Liverpool malaise

Liverpool's Dominik Szoboszlai (centre) with Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson.
Liverpool's Dominik Szoboszlai (centre) shows his frustration after Nottingham Forest scored their third goal. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA

Arne Slot said he needed to “look at myself” after Liverpool suffered a sixth defeat in seven Premier League games at home to Nottingham Forest and insisted he would find a way out of the champions’ slump.

Forest, in the relegation zone before kick-off, produced the biggest win at Anfield in their history as Liverpool slipped to an eighth loss in 11 matches in all competitions. The British record signing, Alexander Isak, was again anonymous and Liverpool argued Murillo’s opener should have been ruled out for similar reasons to Virgil van Dijk’s disallowed effort against Manchester City before the international break. But Slot admitted the buck stopped with him and made no excuses.

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