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Liverpool's head coach stated he had to “look at myself” after the Reds suffered a sixth defeat in 7 Premier League games on their own turf to Forest and affirmed he would discover a way from the champions’ poor run.

Nottingham Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, produced the biggest win at Anfield in their history as the Merseyside club slipped to an eighth defeat in eleven fixtures in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was again anonymous and Liverpool argued the defender's first goal should have been ruled out for comparable grounds to the captain's chalked-off goal against City prior to the international break. But Slot conceded the responsibility rested with him and offered no alibis.

“Nobody wishes to listen to me now speaking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Liverpool head coach. “I ought to look at my own role initially and my team, but it demonstrates you how a score can alter the momentum of a game. Before I was just waiting for us to net a strike. Afterwards we barely created any chances.

“Of course there is a way out, particularly with the talented players we have. No matter if you triumph or are beaten when you look back you are always thinking: ‘Where can we do better, where can we make changes?’ but that is something else from questioning your abilities.

“I want to stress I am accountable for the present losses. You are answerable when you are winning but also responsible when you are defeated. I can never provide enough excuses for us to have the results we have. That is not acceptable and I am to blame for that.”

The team's display fell apart as Slot made several offensive substitutions when pursuing the match. “It was the identical away at Nottingham Forest last season,” he said. “I took the French defender out and put on the Portuguese forward and he found the net straight away to equalize at 1-1. At that time it was brave, now it’s probably unwise.”

The Anfield side previously were defeated in back-to-back home Premier League games against Forest in the sixties. The most recent occasion they lost consecutive league matches by a 3-0 margin was in 1965.

The manager commented: “It was very bad. Playing on home soil, losing 3-0 no matter which opponent you face is a terrible outcome. Surprising if you consider the opening 30 minutes of the game. I haven’t seen us creating so many chances in the initial 30 minutes perhaps the entire season, and the initial occasion they arrived in our penalty area they scored.

“It wasn’t against Manchester City, but in every other game we have been the dominant team and were capable to generate opportunities. Recently it is almost constantly that we miss our chances and the ones we allow find the net.”