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Liverpool's head coach declared he needed to “examine my own performance” after Liverpool endured a 6th loss in 7 Premier League games at home to Forest and affirmed he would find a way out of the title holders' slump.

Nottingham Forest, fighting against the drop before kick off, delivered the largest win at Liverpool's stadium in their history as Liverpool fell to an 8th defeat in eleven matches in every tournament. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, was once more anonymous and the home side argued the defender's first goal ought to have been disallowed for comparable grounds to Virgil van Dijk’s chalked-off goal versus Manchester City before the national team pause. But the manager conceded the buck stopped with him and made no excuses.

“No one wishes to listen to me now speaking about refereeing decisions if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” said the Reds' boss. “I ought to examine my own role initially and my squad, but it does show you how a score can alter the momentum of a match. Earlier I was just waiting for us to net a goal. Afterwards we barely generated any chances.

“Naturally there is a path forward, especially with the talented footballers we have. No matter if you win or lose when you look back 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 emphasise I am responsible for the current defeats. You are answerable when you are winning but also liable when you are losing. I can never provide sufficient reasons for us to have the outcomes we have. That is not acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s display fell apart as Slot made several offensive changes when chasing the game. “It was the identical on the road at Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I substituted Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] off and brought on the Portuguese forward and he found the net immediately to equalize at 1-1. At that time it was brave, currently it’s likely stupid.”

The Anfield side last lost back-to-back at Anfield Premier League games by Nottingham Forest in 1963. The most recent occasion they suffered consecutive league matches by a 3-0 scoreline was in the mid-60s.

The manager commented: “It was very bad. Competing on home soil, conceding 3-0 no matter which opponent you encounter is a terrible result. Surprising if you look at the first half-hour of the game. I did not witness us producing so much in the initial 30 minutes maybe the whole campaign, and the initial occasion they entered in our penalty area they found the back of the net.

“It did not happen at City, but in all other fixture we have been the dominant side and were able to generate opportunities. Lately it is almost constantly that we fail to convert our chances and the attempts we concede find the net.”