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Arne Slot stated he needed to “look at myself” following Liverpool suffered a 6th loss in 7 Premier League games at home against Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would find a way from the champions’ slump.

Nottingham Forest, fighting against the drop before kick off, produced the largest win at Anfield in their history as the Merseyside club slipped to an 8th loss in eleven matches in all competitions. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, was once more anonymous and the home side argued the defender's first goal should have been ruled out for similar reasons to the captain's chalked-off goal versus City prior to the national team pause. But Slot admitted the buck rested with him and made no excuses.

“Nobody wants to listen to me now speaking about refereeing decisions if you are defeated 3-0 in your own stadium to Nottingham Forest,” said the Liverpool head coach. “I should examine myself initially and my team, but it demonstrates you how a goal can alter the flow of a game. Before I was just waiting for us to net a strike. Afterwards we barely created any chances.

“Naturally there is a way out, especially with the quality players we have. No matter if you triumph or lose when you look back you are always thinking: ‘Where can we do better, in what aspects can we make changes?’ but that is something else from doubting your abilities.

“I wish to emphasise I am responsible for the present losses. You are responsible when you are winning but also liable when you are defeated. I can never provide sufficient reasons for us to have the results we have. That is not acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s performance unravelled as the coach made multiple attacking substitutions when chasing the game. “It was the identical on the road at Nottingham Forest the previous campaign,” he remarked. “I substituted Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] off and brought on the Portuguese forward and he found the net straight away to make it 1-1. At that time it was courageous, now it’s probably stupid.”

The Anfield side last lost back-to-back at Anfield Premier League fixtures by Forest in the sixties. The most recent occasion they suffered back-to-back league matches by a three-goal scoreline was in the mid-60s.

The manager said: “It was extremely poor. Playing at home, conceding 3-0 regardless of which opponent you face is a terrible outcome. Unexpected if you consider the opening 30 minutes of the game. I did not witness us creating so many chances in the opening 30 minutes perhaps the whole season, 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 controlling team and were able to generate opportunities. Lately it is almost consistently that we miss our opportunities and the ones we concede find the net.”