Liverpool boss Arne Slot feels guilty for his side's "ridiculous" and "unbelievable" slump this season.
The Reds suffered a 3-0 home defeat by Nottingham Forest on Saturday - a sixth loss in seven league matches - leaving them 11th, the first time in more than a decade the club have been in the bottom half of the table.
Ahead of Wednesday's Champions League home game against PSV Eindhoven, Slot said of their woeful form: "I would describe it as ridiculous, almost. Something I did not expect to be in.
"Not at any club I was going to work at, let alone Liverpool. That is unbelievable.
"If you can find an excuse, you will never find enough excuses to make you perform like this. Unexpected for the club, for me and everyone.
"But I am working at a club where if you need to face it, this is the best club to face it. The harder it gets at a club like this, the more we are together to achieve the things Liverpool usually achieve."
Last season Liverpool conceded 41 goals as they stormed to the Premier League title. This term, they have already shipped 20 goals in the opening 12 matches.
"Conceding far more goals than last season. The amount of goals we have conceded and the amount of goals from set-pieces is close to ridiculous for a club like us.
"The biggest one is the goals we concede. From open play, we are still able to generate enough chances to get a result."
He added: "I take the responsibility and feel guilty for it."
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