Liverpool suffered a heavy 3-0 home defeat at Anfield as Murillo, Nicol\u00f2 Savona and Morgan Gibbs-White scored to secure Nottingham Forest’s victory. The result extended Liverpool’s poor run to eight defeats in their last 11 games across all competitions. \u00a3125 million British record signing Alexander Isak touched the ball just 14 times and was judged the Reds’ worst performer on the day.<\/p>\n
Manager Arne Slot took ownership of the club’s difficulties. “If things go well or things go bad, it’s my responsibility,” he said. “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.” Slot acknowledged the timing of fixtures ahead and the need for hard work. “Of course, it was damaging. It was already hard to be 1-0 against a team blocking everything. It’s that simple. In a few days, we have to play in the Champions League again and then play three Premier League games in a short space. Keep your head up and work incredibly hard. We are trying every single day.” He also commented on the squad: “It’s always helpful to have experienced and quality players. It’s not working out at this moment.”<\/p>\n
There was controversy over Murillo’s opener. Dan Ndoye was in an offside position close to goalkeeper Alisson, but VAR determined he was not interfering with play because he was not obscuring the Brazilian’s line of sight and did not make an impactful move towards the ball. That decision was noted as the opposite of one made two weeks earlier when Van Dijk thought he had scored against City.<\/p>\n
Captain Virgil van Dijk was blunt in his assessment of the dressing room’s response. “We concede too many easy goals. They scored obviously from a set piece again,” he said. “It’s a very difficult situation at the moment. … It’s a problem. Everyone in the team has to take responsibility as well. Football is a team and everyone has to take responsibility. We have to digest this and take it on the chin. We need to work harder. We have to keep going.” He added: “Everyone is disappointed, like they should be, because losing at home to Nottingham Forest is, in my eyes, very bad. That’s the least I can say about it. Those goals we conceded are far too easy and we all have to look in the mirror. I’ve been at this club so long now and we’ve been through adversity. We will bounce back but it doesn’t happen overnight. I’m not a quitter and we will keep going.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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