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Arne Slot stated he had to “examine my own performance” after the Reds endured a 6th defeat in 7 Premier League games at home against Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would find a solution out of the title holders' poor run.

Forest, fighting against the drop prior to the match, produced the largest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as Liverpool slipped to an 8th loss in 11 fixtures in every tournament. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, 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 against City prior to the international break. But Slot conceded the responsibility rested with him and made no excuses.

“Nobody wishes to listen to me now talking about refereeing decisions if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Nottingham Forest,” said the Reds' boss. “I ought to examine my own role initially and my squad, but it demonstrates you how a goal can alter the flow of a match. Earlier I was just waiting for us to score a goal. Later we barely created anything.

“Naturally there is a way out, particularly with the quality players we have. No matter if you triumph or lose when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we do better, where can we make changes?’ but that is something else from questioning yourself.

“I wish to emphasise I am accountable for the current defeats. You are answerable when you are victorious but also responsible when you are defeated. I can not come up with enough reasons for us to have the results we have. That is not acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

The team's performance fell apart as Slot made multiple offensive changes when chasing the match. “It was the identical on the road at Nottingham 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 courageous, now it’s probably unwise.”

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

The manager said: “It was extremely poor. Competing at home, losing 3-0 no matter which opponent you face is a terrible outcome. Surprising if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the match. I did not witness us creating so much in the opening 30 minutes maybe the entire campaign, and the initial occasion they arrived in our penalty area they scored.

“It wasn’t at City, but in all other fixture we have been the dominant team and were able to create opportunities. Lately it is almost constantly that we miss our opportunities and the ones we concede find the net.”