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Arne Slot declared he needed to “examine my own performance” following the Reds endured a sixth defeat in 7 Premier League matches on their own turf to Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would find a way out of the title holders' poor run.

Nottingham Forest, fighting against the drop prior to the match, delivered the biggest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as Liverpool slipped to an 8th defeat in eleven fixtures in all competitions. The British record signing, Alexander Isak, was again anonymous and the home side contended the defender's first goal ought to have been ruled out for comparable grounds to Virgil van Dijk’s chalked-off goal against Manchester City prior to the international break. But Slot conceded the buck stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wants to listen to me now talking about refereeing decisions if you lose 3-0 at home to Forest,” stated the Liverpool head coach. “I ought to look at my own role first and my squad, but it does show you how a goal can alter the momentum of a match. Earlier I was just hoping for us to score a strike. Afterwards we barely generated any chances.

“Naturally there is a path forward, particularly with the talented players we have. No matter if you triumph or are beaten when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘Where can we do better, where can we make changes?’ but that is different from doubting your abilities.

“I wish to emphasise I am accountable for the present defeats. You are responsible when you are winning but also liable when you are losing. I can never come up with enough reasons for us to have the outcomes we have. That is not acceptable and I am to blame for that.”

The team's performance fell apart as Slot introduced several offensive changes when chasing the game. “It was the identical on the road at Forest the previous campaign,” he remarked. “I took Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] out and put on the Portuguese forward and he scored straight away to equalize at 1-1. At that time it was brave, currently it’s probably stupid.”

Liverpool previously were defeated in back-to-back home league fixtures by Nottingham Forest in the sixties. The last time they lost back-to-back top-flight matches by a three-goal scoreline was in the mid-60s.

The manager commented: “It was very bad. Playing at home, losing 3-0 regardless of which opponent you face is a very, very bad outcome. Unexpected if you consider the first half-hour of the match. I haven’t seen us creating so many chances in the initial half-hour maybe the entire campaign, and the first time they arrived in our penalty area they found the back of the net.

“It did not happen at City, but in every other fixture we have been the dominant side and were capable to generate opportunities. Recently it is nearly consistently that we miss our chances and the attempts we allow find the net.”