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Arne Slot stated he needed to “examine my own performance” following the Reds endured a sixth loss in 7 Premier League matches at home against Forest and affirmed he would find a way out of the title holders' slump.

Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, delivered the largest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as Liverpool fell to an 8th defeat in 11 matches in every tournament. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, was once more unnoticeable and Liverpool argued the defender's first goal ought to have been disallowed for similar reasons to Virgil van Dijk’s chalked-off goal against City prior to the international break. But the manager conceded the buck rested with him and offered no alibis.

“Nobody wants to listen to me now talking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I should examine my own role first and my squad, but it demonstrates you how a goal can alter the momentum of a match. Before I was just waiting for us to net a goal. Later we hardly generated anything.

“Of course there is a way out, particularly with the talented players we have. No matter if you triumph or are beaten when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we do better, where can we adjust?’ but that is different from doubting yourself.

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

The team's performance unravelled as the coach made several attacking changes when pursuing the match. “It was the same away at Nottingham Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I took the French defender out and put on the Portuguese forward and he scored immediately to make it 1-1. At that time it was brave, currently it’s probably unwise.”

Liverpool previously were defeated in two successive home Premier League fixtures against Forest in the sixties. The most recent occasion they lost back-to-back top-flight games by a 3-0 scoreline was in 1965.

The manager commented: “It was extremely poor. Competing on home soil, conceding 3-0 regardless of which team you encounter is a terrible result. Surprising if you consider the opening 30 minutes of the game. I did not witness us producing so much in the initial half-hour maybe the whole campaign, and the initial occasion they arrived in our penalty area they scored.

“It wasn’t against Manchester City, but in all other game we have been the controlling team and were capable to generate chances. Lately it is nearly constantly that we fail to convert our chances and the attempts we concede find the net.”