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Arne Slot stated he had to “look at myself” following the Reds endured a 6th loss in 7 English top-flight matches on their own turf to Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would find a solution from the champions’ poor run.

Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, produced the biggest win at Liverpool's stadium in their history as Liverpool fell to an eighth loss in eleven matches in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was once more anonymous and Liverpool argued the defender's opener should have been disallowed for comparable grounds to Virgil van Dijk’s chalked-off goal against Manchester City prior to the national team pause. But Slot conceded the responsibility stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wants to hear me now speaking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest,” said the Liverpool head coach. “I ought to look at myself first and my team, but it demonstrates you how a goal can alter the flow of a match. Earlier I was just hoping for us to score a goal. Later we barely generated any chances.

“Of course there is a path forward, particularly with the quality players we have. Regardless if you win or are beaten when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘Where can we do better, in what aspects can we adjust?’ but that is different from doubting your abilities.

“I wish to stress I am responsible for the present defeats. You are answerable when you are victorious but also responsible when you are losing. I can never come up with sufficient excuses for us to have the outcomes we have. That is far from good enough and I am responsible for that.”

The team's performance fell apart as the coach made multiple offensive changes when chasing the match. “It was the identical on the road at Nottingham Forest last season,” he remarked. “I took Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] out and brought on the Portuguese forward and he found the net immediately to make it 1-1. Then it was brave, now it’s likely unwise.”

The Anfield side last lost back-to-back at Anfield Premier League fixtures by Nottingham Forest in 1963. The last time they suffered consecutive league games by a 3-0 margin was in the mid-60s.

The manager said: “It was extremely poor. Competing at home, conceding 3-0 regardless of which team you face is a very, very bad outcome. Surprising if you consider the first half-hour of the match. I haven’t seen us creating so much in the initial 30 minutes perhaps the entire season, and the first time they entered in our box they scored.

“It wasn’t at City, but in all other game we have been the dominant team and were capable to generate chances. Lately it is nearly consistently that we miss our chances and the ones we allow find the net.”