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Arne Slot declared he had to “look at myself” following Liverpool suffered a 6th loss in seven English top-flight games at home to Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would find a way from the title holders' slump.

Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, produced the biggest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their history as the Merseyside club fell to an 8th defeat in eleven fixtures in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was again unnoticeable and the home side contended the defender's opener should have been disallowed for similar reasons to the captain's disallowed effort against City prior to the international break. But the manager conceded the buck rested with him and made no excuses.

“Nobody wants to hear me now talking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to examine myself initially and my team, but it demonstrates you how a score can alter the flow of a match. Before I was just hoping for us to net a goal. Later we barely generated anything.

“Naturally there is a path forward, especially with the quality footballers we have. No matter if you win or are beaten when you look back you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we do better, in what aspects can we adjust?’ but that is something else from doubting yourself.

“I wish to stress I am responsible for the present defeats. You are responsible when you are victorious but also liable when you are defeated. I can never provide enough reasons for us to have the outcomes we have. That is far from acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

The team's display unravelled as Slot introduced multiple offensive substitutions when chasing the game. “It was the same on the road at Nottingham Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I took the French defender off and brought on the Portuguese forward and he found the net immediately to make it 1-1. At that time it was courageous, currently it’s probably stupid.”

The Anfield side previously were defeated in back-to-back at Anfield Premier League fixtures against Forest in 1963. The last time they suffered consecutive league games by a three-goal scoreline was in the mid-60s.

The manager said: “It was extremely poor. Competing on home soil, losing 3-0 regardless of which opponent you encounter is a terrible result. Surprising if you consider the first half-hour of the match. I did not witness us creating so much in the opening 30 minutes perhaps the whole season, and the first time they entered in our penalty area they scored.

“It did not happen against Manchester City, but in every other fixture we have been the dominant side and were capable to create opportunities. Recently it is nearly constantly that we miss our chances and the attempts we allow go in.”