Arne Slot said Liverpool’s continued downturn is “my responsibility” and that everything is being done to turn results around—but Virgil van Dijk was keen to stress it’s not all on the manager.
There was hope that the Premier League champions would have regrouped after their comprehensive 3–0 defeat to Manchester City prior to the international break, but they were completely out of sorts once more as Nottingham Forest won at Anfield for the second straight season.
Liverpool didn’t just lose to Forest, they were trounced 3–0 again in front of a stunned Anfield—Murillo, Nicolò Savona and Morgan Gibbs-White the goalscorers on a day where £125 million British record signing Alexander Isak touched the ball just 14 times and comfortably rated as the Reds’ worst player.
The reverse means it’s now eight defeats for Liverpool in their last 11 games across all competitions, and Slot admitted the buck stops with him when determining who is at fault.
"If things go well or things go bad, it's my responsibility,” the Dutchman told BBC’s Match of the Day. “We weren't able to create enough. I tried to adjust a few things, but it didn't work out. We were unable to score a goal. You never know in this stadium, if you score a goal, then things can work out.
