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Arne Slot stated he needed to “look at myself” following the Reds suffered a 6th loss in seven Premier League matches at home against Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would discover a solution from the champions’ poor run.

Nottingham Forest, fighting against the drop prior to the match, produced the biggest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as the Merseyside club fell to an eighth defeat in 11 fixtures in all competitions. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, was again unnoticeable and Liverpool contended the defender's first goal should have been disallowed for comparable grounds to Virgil van Dijk’s chalked-off goal versus Manchester City prior to the national team pause. But Slot conceded the buck stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wishes to listen to me now talking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Liverpool head coach. “I should look at myself initially and my team, but it demonstrates you how a score can change the flow of a game. Before I was just waiting for us to net a strike. Afterwards we barely generated any chances.

“Of course there is a path forward, particularly with the quality footballers we have. Regardless if you triumph or lose when you look back you are always considering: ‘Where can we improve, where can we adjust?’ but that is different from questioning yourself.

“I wish to stress I am responsible for the current losses. You are answerable when you are victorious but also liable when you are defeated. I can not provide enough reasons for us to have the outcomes we have. That is not acceptable and I am to blame for that.”

The team's display unravelled as the coach made several attacking changes when chasing the match. “It was the same on the road at Nottingham Forest last season,” he remarked. “I substituted the French defender off and brought on the Portuguese forward and he found the net straight away to equalize at 1-1. At that time it was courageous, currently it’s likely stupid.”

Liverpool previously were defeated in back-to-back at Anfield Premier League games by Nottingham Forest in 1963. The last time they lost back-to-back top-flight matches by a 3-0 margin was in the mid-60s.

The manager said: “It was very bad. Competing at home, conceding 3-0 no matter which opponent you face is a terrible outcome. Surprising if you consider the opening 30 minutes of the game. I haven’t seen us creating so many chances in the opening 30 minutes maybe the entire campaign, and the initial occasion they entered in our box they found the back of the net.

“It wasn’t against Manchester City, but in all other game we have been the dominant side and were capable to generate opportunities. Recently it is nearly consistently that we fail to convert our chances and the attempts we concede find the net.”