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Arne Slot stated he needed to “examine my own performance” after the Reds suffered a 6th defeat in 7 English top-flight matches at home against Nottingham 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 win at Anfield in their history as Liverpool slipped to an 8th defeat in eleven matches in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was once more anonymous and the home side contended the defender's opener ought to have been disallowed for comparable grounds to Virgil van Dijk’s chalked-off goal against Manchester City before the national team pause. But Slot admitted the responsibility rested 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,” said the Liverpool head coach. “I ought to examine myself initially and my team, but it demonstrates you how a goal can change the momentum of a match. Earlier I was just hoping for us to score a goal. Later we hardly generated anything.

“Naturally there is a path forward, especially with the talented players we have. Regardless if you win or lose when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we do better, where can we make changes?’ but that is something else from doubting yourself.

“I wish to emphasise I am accountable for the current losses. You are responsible when you are winning but also liable when you are defeated. I can never come up with sufficient excuses for us to have the outcomes we have. That is far from acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

The team's performance unravelled as the coach introduced several attacking substitutions when pursuing the game. “It was the identical on the road at Forest last season,” he remarked. “I took the French defender out and put on the Portuguese forward and he found the net straight away to make it 1-1. At that time it was brave, now it’s likely stupid.”

The Anfield side last lost two successive at Anfield league games by Nottingham Forest in 1963. The most recent occasion they lost consecutive top-flight games by a 3-0 margin was in 1965.

Slot said: “It was extremely poor. Competing on home soil, losing 3-0 no matter which team you face is a very, very bad result. Surprising if you look at the first half-hour of the match. I did not witness us producing so much in the initial half-hour maybe the entire campaign, and the first time they arrived in our box they found the back of the net.

“It did not happen against Manchester City, but in all other game we have been the dominant side and were capable to create opportunities. Lately it is nearly constantly that we miss our opportunities and the attempts we allow go in.”