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Arne Slot declared he had to “look at myself” after Liverpool suffered a 6th defeat in seven Premier League matches on their own turf against Forest and affirmed he would discover a solution from the title holders' slump.

Nottingham Forest, fighting against the drop prior to the match, produced the largest victory at Anfield in their history as Liverpool fell to an eighth defeat in eleven fixtures in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was once more anonymous and Liverpool argued the defender's opener ought to have been ruled out for similar reasons to the captain's chalked-off goal versus Manchester City prior to the national team pause. But the manager admitted the responsibility rested with him and made no excuses.

“Nobody wishes to hear me now talking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” stated the Liverpool head coach. “I should examine my own role initially and my team, but it demonstrates you how a goal can alter the flow of a match. Earlier I was just hoping for us to net a goal. Later we barely created any chances.

“Naturally there is a path forward, particularly with the talented footballers we have. No matter if you triumph or lose when you reflect you are always considering: ‘In which areas can we do better, where can we make changes?’ but that is different from doubting yourself.

“I wish to emphasise I am responsible for the current defeats. You are answerable when you are victorious but also liable when you are losing. I can not provide sufficient excuses for us to have the outcomes we have. That is not acceptable and I am to blame for that.”

Liverpool’s performance unravelled as Slot introduced several offensive changes when pursuing the game. “It was the identical on the road at Nottingham Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I substituted the French defender out and brought on the Portuguese forward and he scored immediately to make it 1-1. Then it was courageous, currently it’s probably stupid.”

The Anfield side last lost back-to-back at Anfield Premier League fixtures against Forest in 1963. The last time they suffered consecutive league matches by a three-goal scoreline was in the mid-60s.

Slot commented: “It was very bad. Playing on home soil, losing 3-0 regardless of which opponent you face is a very, very bad result. Unexpected if you consider the opening 30 minutes of the match. I did not witness us producing so many chances in the opening half-hour maybe the whole season, and the initial occasion they entered in our box they scored.

“It wasn’t at City, but in every other fixture we have been the dominant side and were capable to generate chances. Lately it is nearly consistently that we miss our opportunities and the attempts we allow find the net.”