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Arne Slot stated he had to “look at myself” after the Reds endured a sixth defeat in seven English top-flight games at home against Forest and affirmed he would find a way from the title holders' poor run.

Nottingham Forest, fighting against the drop before kick off, produced the biggest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their history as the Merseyside club slipped to an 8th defeat in eleven matches in all competitions. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, was once more anonymous and Liverpool argued the defender's opener ought to have been ruled out for similar reasons to Virgil van Dijk’s disallowed effort versus City prior to the international break. But Slot conceded the buck rested with him and made no excuses.

“No one wants to hear me now speaking about refereeing decisions if you are defeated 3-0 at home to Forest,” said the Reds' boss. “I ought to look at my own role first and my team, but it does show you how a goal can alter the flow of a match. Earlier I was just hoping for us to score a goal. Later we hardly generated any chances.

“Naturally there is a path forward, particularly with the quality players we have. Regardless if you win or lose when you look back you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we improve, where can we make changes?’ but that is different from questioning yourself.

“I want to emphasise I am accountable for the current losses. You are answerable when you are victorious but also responsible when you are losing. I can never come up with enough reasons for us to have the outcomes we have. That is far from acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s performance fell apart as the coach made multiple offensive changes when pursuing the game. “It was the same on the road at Forest last season,” he remarked. “I substituted Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] out and put on the Portuguese forward and he found the net immediately to make it 1-1. Then it was courageous, currently it’s likely stupid.”

Liverpool previously were defeated in back-to-back home league games by Nottingham Forest in the sixties. The most recent occasion they suffered consecutive league games by a three-goal scoreline was in the mid-60s.

The manager commented: “It was very bad. Playing on home soil, conceding 3-0 regardless of which opponent you encounter is a terrible result. Surprising if you consider the first half-hour of the match. I haven’t seen us creating so much in the opening 30 minutes maybe the entire campaign, and the first time they entered in our penalty area they scored.

“It wasn’t against Manchester City, but in every other fixture we have been the dominant team and were capable to generate chances. Lately it is nearly consistently that we miss our opportunities and the attempts we allow find the net.”