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Liverpool's head coach stated he had to “look at myself” following the Reds endured a sixth loss in seven Premier League games on their own turf against Forest and affirmed he would find a way out of the title holders' poor run.

Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, produced the biggest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as the Merseyside club fell to an 8th defeat in eleven fixtures in all competitions. The British record signing, Alexander Isak, was again unnoticeable and the home side argued the defender's opener ought to have been ruled out for comparable grounds to the captain's disallowed effort against Manchester City prior to the national team pause. But the manager conceded the buck stopped with him and made no excuses.

“Nobody wants to hear me now speaking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Liverpool head coach. “I ought to examine myself initially and my team, but it demonstrates you how a score can change the flow of a game. Earlier I was just waiting for us to net a strike. Later we barely generated any chances.

“Naturally there is a path forward, especially with the talented players we have. Regardless if you win or are beaten when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘Where can we improve, in what aspects can we adjust?’ but that is something else from doubting your abilities.

“I want to stress I am accountable for the present defeats. You are responsible when you are victorious but also liable when you are losing. I can never come up with sufficient reasons for us to have the outcomes we have. That is far from acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s display unravelled as Slot made several offensive substitutions when chasing the match. “It was the same away at Forest last season,” he said. “I substituted the French defender off and put on [Diogo] Jota and he found the net straight away to equalize at 1-1. Then it was courageous, now it’s probably stupid.”

The Anfield side last lost back-to-back at Anfield Premier League fixtures by Nottingham Forest in 1963. The last time they lost consecutive top-flight matches by a three-goal margin was in the mid-60s.

The manager said: “It was very bad. Playing at home, losing 3-0 no matter which team you face is a terrible result. Surprising if you consider the first half-hour of the match. I haven’t seen us creating so many chances in the opening half-hour perhaps the whole campaign, and the first time they arrived in our box they scored.

“It did not happen at City, but in all other game we have been the dominant team and were able to create opportunities. Recently it is almost constantly that we fail to convert our chances and the ones we concede find the net.”