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Liverpool's head coach stated he had to “look at myself” after Liverpool suffered a 6th defeat in seven English top-flight matches at home against Forest and insisted he would discover a solution from the title holders' poor run.

Nottingham Forest, fighting against the drop before kick off, delivered the largest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as Liverpool fell to an 8th loss in eleven matches in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was once more unnoticeable and the home side contended the defender's first goal should have been ruled out for comparable grounds to the captain's chalked-off goal versus Manchester City before the national team pause. But the manager conceded the responsibility stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wishes to hear me now talking about refereeing decisions if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Liverpool head coach. “I should examine my own role first and my squad, but it demonstrates you how a goal can alter the momentum of a match. Earlier I was just waiting for us to score a goal. Afterwards we hardly generated any chances.

“Of course there is a way out, especially with the talented players we have. Regardless if you win or lose when you look back you are always considering: ‘In which areas can we do better, in what aspects can we adjust?’ but that is different from questioning your abilities.

“I wish to emphasise I am accountable for the present losses. You are responsible when you are winning 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 several offensive changes when chasing the match. “It was the same on the road at Forest last season,” he remarked. “I took the French defender off and put on the Portuguese forward and he scored straight away to equalize at 1-1. At that time it was brave, now it’s likely unwise.”

Liverpool last lost back-to-back at Anfield league fixtures by Forest in the sixties. The last time they suffered consecutive league matches by a three-goal scoreline was in 1965.

The manager said: “It was extremely poor. Competing on home soil, conceding 3-0 no matter which team you encounter is a very, very bad result. Surprising if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the match. I haven’t seen us creating so much in the opening 30 minutes maybe the entire campaign, and the initial occasion they entered in our penalty area they scored.

“It wasn’t at City, but in every other game we have been the dominant side and were capable to generate opportunities. Recently it is nearly consistently that we fail to convert our chances and the attempts we concede find the net.”