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Arne Slot stated he had to “look at myself” following Liverpool suffered a 6th loss in 7 English top-flight matches at home against Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would find a solution out of the title holders' poor run.

Nottingham Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, produced the largest win at Liverpool's stadium in their history as the Merseyside club slipped to an 8th loss in eleven matches in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was once more unnoticeable and the home side argued the defender's first goal ought to have been disallowed for similar reasons to the captain's chalked-off goal versus Manchester City before the international break. But the manager conceded the responsibility rested with him and made no excuses.

“No one wants to listen to me now talking about refereeing decisions if you lose 3-0 at home to Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to examine myself initially and my squad, but it demonstrates you how a score can alter the momentum of a game. Earlier I was just hoping for us to net a strike. Afterwards we hardly generated any chances.

“Of course there is a path forward, especially with the quality players we have. Regardless if you win or lose when you look back you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we do better, where can we adjust?’ but that is different from questioning your abilities.

“I wish 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 enough excuses for us to have the outcomes we have. That is not good enough and I am to blame for that.”

The team's display fell apart as the coach introduced several attacking substitutions when pursuing the match. “It was the same on the road at Nottingham Forest last season,” he remarked. “I substituted the French defender out and put on [Diogo] Jota and he scored immediately to equalize at 1-1. Then it was brave, currently it’s likely stupid.”

The Anfield side previously were defeated in back-to-back home Premier League fixtures by Forest in the sixties. The most recent occasion they suffered consecutive top-flight games by a three-goal margin was in the mid-60s.

The manager said: “It was extremely poor. Competing on home soil, conceding 3-0 no matter which team you face is a terrible outcome. Surprising if you look at the first half-hour of the match. I haven’t seen us producing so much in the initial half-hour maybe the whole season, and the initial occasion they entered in our penalty area they found the back of the net.

“It wasn’t at City, but in every other game we have been the dominant side and were capable to create chances. Lately it is nearly consistently that we miss our chances and the ones we concede find the net.”