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Arne Slot declared he had to “examine my own performance” after the Reds endured a 6th defeat in seven English top-flight games on their own turf to Forest and insisted he would find a way out of the title holders' slump.

Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, produced the largest win at Anfield in their club records as Liverpool fell to an 8th loss in 11 fixtures in all competitions. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, was once more anonymous and the home side contended the defender's first goal ought to have been disallowed for comparable grounds to Virgil van Dijk’s disallowed effort against City prior to the national team pause. But Slot conceded the responsibility stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wants to listen to me now talking about refereeing decisions if you lose 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to look at my own role first and my team, but it does show you how a score can alter the flow of a game. Earlier I was just hoping for us to net a goal. Later we hardly created anything.

“Naturally there is a path forward, especially with the talented players we have. Regardless if you triumph or lose when you look back you are always thinking: ‘Where can we do better, in what aspects can we adjust?’ but that is different from questioning your abilities.

“I wish to stress I am responsible for the current defeats. You are answerable when you are victorious but also responsible when you are losing. I can never come up with sufficient reasons for us to have the outcomes we have. That is not good enough and I am to blame for that.”

Liverpool’s performance unravelled as Slot made multiple offensive changes when chasing the game. “It was the identical on the road at Nottingham Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I substituted the French defender off and brought on the Portuguese forward and he found the net immediately to equalize at 1-1. Then it was courageous, currently it’s probably stupid.”

The Anfield side last lost back-to-back home league fixtures against Nottingham Forest in the sixties. The last time they suffered back-to-back league games by a three-goal margin was in the mid-60s.

Slot said: “It was extremely poor. Competing at home, losing 3-0 no matter which team you face is a very, very bad result. Surprising if you consider the opening 30 minutes of the match. I did not witness us producing so much in the initial 30 minutes perhaps the whole campaign, and the initial occasion they arrived in our box they scored.

“It wasn’t at City, but in all other fixture we have been the controlling side and were capable to generate chances. Lately it is nearly constantly that we fail to convert our opportunities and the attempts we allow go in.”