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Arne Slot stated he had to “examine my own performance” following the Reds endured a 6th defeat in 7 English top-flight matches at home against Nottingham Forest and insisted he would discover a solution from the title holders' slump.

Forest, fighting against the drop before kick off, delivered the biggest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as Liverpool slipped to an eighth loss in 11 fixtures in every tournament. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, was once more anonymous and Liverpool contended the defender's opener should have been ruled out for comparable grounds to the captain's chalked-off goal versus City prior to the national team pause. But Slot admitted the responsibility rested with him and made no excuses.

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

“Naturally there is a path forward, especially 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, in what aspects can we make changes?’ but that is something else from doubting yourself.

“I wish to stress I am responsible for the present losses. You are answerable when you are victorious but also liable when you are losing. I can not come up with sufficient reasons for us to have the outcomes we have. That is far from good enough and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s performance fell apart as the coach introduced multiple attacking substitutions when chasing the match. “It was the same away at Forest last season,” he said. “I substituted the French defender out and brought on the Portuguese forward and he found the net immediately to equalize at 1-1. Then it was brave, currently it’s likely unwise.”

The Anfield side previously were defeated in back-to-back home Premier League games by Forest in the sixties. The last time they lost consecutive top-flight games by a three-goal scoreline was in the mid-60s.

The manager said: “It was very bad. Playing on home soil, losing 3-0 regardless of which opponent you encounter is a very, very bad outcome. Surprising if you consider the opening 30 minutes of the match. I haven’t seen us producing so much in the initial 30 minutes perhaps 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 controlling side and were capable to create chances. Lately it is almost constantly that we miss our opportunities and the attempts we concede go in.”