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Arne Slot stated he needed to “look at myself” following Liverpool suffered a 6th defeat in seven Premier League matches at home to Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would discover a solution out of the champions’ slump.

Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, delivered the biggest win at Liverpool's stadium in their history as Liverpool slipped to an 8th defeat in 11 matches in all competitions. The British record signing, Alexander Isak, was once more anonymous and the home side contended the defender's first goal should have been disallowed for similar reasons to Virgil van Dijk’s chalked-off goal against Manchester City prior to the international break. But the manager conceded the responsibility rested with him and made no excuses.

“No one wants to listen to me now speaking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 at home to Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I should look at myself initially and my squad, but it does show you how a score can change the momentum of a game. Before I was just hoping for us to net a strike. Afterwards we barely generated anything.

“Of course there is a way out, particularly with the talented footballers we have. Regardless if you triumph or are beaten when you look back you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we improve, where can we make changes?’ but that is something else from doubting your abilities.

“I want to stress I am accountable for the current losses. You are answerable when you are winning but also liable when you are losing. I can never provide sufficient reasons for us to have the outcomes we have. That is far from good enough and I am to blame for that.”

The team's display unravelled as the coach made several attacking substitutions when pursuing the match. “It was the identical away at Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I took Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] off and put on the Portuguese forward and he found the net immediately to make it 1-1. Then it was brave, currently it’s likely stupid.”

Liverpool last lost back-to-back at Anfield Premier League fixtures against Nottingham Forest in the sixties. The last time they lost back-to-back league matches by a 3-0 scoreline was in the mid-60s.

Slot said: “It was very bad. Playing at home, conceding 3-0 no matter which team you encounter is a terrible outcome. Unexpected if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the match. I did not witness us creating so many chances in the opening 30 minutes maybe the entire season, and the initial occasion they arrived in our penalty area they scored.

“It did not happen at City, but in every other fixture we have been the dominant team and were able to generate chances. Recently it is nearly constantly that we miss our chances and the ones we concede go in.”