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Arne Slot stated he had to “look at myself” following the Reds suffered a sixth loss in 7 Premier League games on their own turf to Forest and affirmed he would find a solution from the title holders' poor run.

Nottingham Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, produced the largest victory at Anfield in their club records as Liverpool fell to an 8th defeat in eleven fixtures in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was again unnoticeable and the home side argued the defender's opener ought to have been ruled out for comparable grounds to the captain's chalked-off goal versus City before the national team pause. But Slot conceded the responsibility rested with him and made no excuses.

“No one wants to hear me now speaking about refereeing decisions if you lose 3-0 at home to Forest,” said the Reds' boss. “I should look at myself initially and my squad, but it does show you how a score can alter the momentum of a match. Earlier I was just hoping for us to score a goal. Later we hardly created anything.

“Of course there is a path forward, especially with the talented players we have. Regardless if you win or lose when you look back you are always considering: ‘In which areas can we improve, where can we make changes?’ but that is something else from questioning yourself.

“I wish to stress I am responsible for the current losses. You are answerable when you are winning but also liable when you are defeated. I can not provide sufficient reasons for us to have the outcomes we have. That is far from acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s display fell apart as the coach made multiple offensive substitutions when chasing the game. “It was the identical away at Forest last season,” he remarked. “I took the French defender off and put on the Portuguese forward and he found the net straight away to equalize at 1-1. At that time it was brave, currently it’s probably unwise.”

Liverpool last lost two successive home league games by Forest in the sixties. The most recent occasion they lost consecutive top-flight matches by a three-goal scoreline was in 1965.

The manager said: “It was very bad. Playing on home soil, conceding 3-0 regardless of which team you face is a terrible result. Unexpected 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 season, and the first time they arrived in our penalty area they scored.

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