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Arne Slot stated he needed to “examine my own performance” following the Reds suffered a 6th defeat in 7 Premier League matches on their own turf to Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would find a way from the title holders' slump.

Forest, fighting against the drop before kick off, produced the biggest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as Liverpool slipped to an 8th loss in eleven matches in all competitions. The British record signing, Alexander Isak, was again anonymous and Liverpool argued the defender's first goal ought to have been disallowed for comparable grounds to the captain's disallowed effort versus Manchester City prior to the national team pause. But Slot admitted the responsibility stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wants to hear me now speaking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to examine myself first and my team, but it demonstrates you how a score can change the flow of a match. Before I was just waiting for us to score a strike. Afterwards we barely generated any chances.

“Naturally there is a path forward, especially with the quality players we have. Regardless if you triumph or are beaten when you look back you are always considering: ‘In which areas can we do better, in what aspects can we adjust?’ but that is different from doubting your abilities.

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

The team's display unravelled as the coach made several attacking substitutions when pursuing the game. “It was the same on the road at Nottingham Forest last season,” he remarked. “I took Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] out and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he scored immediately to make it 1-1. At that time it was courageous, currently it’s likely stupid.”

The Anfield side previously were defeated in back-to-back home Premier League games against Nottingham Forest in the sixties. The most recent occasion they lost consecutive top-flight matches by a 3-0 scoreline was in the mid-60s.

The manager said: “It was very bad. Playing at home, losing 3-0 no matter which opponent you face is a terrible outcome. 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 entire season, and the initial occasion they arrived in our box they found the back of the net.

“It wasn’t at City, but in every other game we have been the dominant team and were capable to create opportunities. Recently it is nearly constantly that we fail to convert our opportunities and the attempts we concede go in.”