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Arne Slot stated he had to “look at myself” after the Reds suffered a sixth loss in 7 English top-flight matches on their own turf to Forest and insisted he would discover a solution out of the title holders' poor run.

Nottingham Forest, fighting against the drop prior to the match, produced the biggest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as Liverpool slipped to an 8th loss in eleven matches in all competitions. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, was once more unnoticeable and the home side contended the defender's first goal should have been ruled out for similar reasons to the captain's chalked-off goal versus City before the national team pause. But Slot conceded the buck stopped with him and made no excuses.

“No one wishes to hear me now talking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 in your own stadium to Nottingham Forest,” said the Liverpool head coach. “I ought to look at my own role first and my squad, but it does show you how a score can alter the flow of a game. Earlier I was just hoping for us to score a goal. Later we hardly generated anything.

“Of course there is a path forward, particularly with the talented footballers we have. Regardless if you win or are beaten when you look back you are always considering: ‘Where can we do better, where can we adjust?’ but that is something else from doubting your abilities.

“I want to stress I am responsible for the current defeats. You are answerable when you are victorious but also liable when you are losing. I can not come up with enough excuses for us to have the outcomes we have. That is far from good enough and I am to blame for that.”

The team's performance fell apart as the coach made multiple offensive substitutions when pursuing the game. “It was the identical on the road at Nottingham Forest last season,” he remarked. “I took Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] out and put on the Portuguese forward and he found the net straight away to make it 1-1. Then it was brave, currently it’s likely unwise.”

Liverpool last lost back-to-back at Anfield Premier League games by Forest in the sixties. The last time they lost back-to-back top-flight games by a 3-0 scoreline was in 1965.

Slot said: “It was very bad. Playing on home soil, conceding 3-0 regardless of which opponent you encounter is a terrible outcome. Unexpected if you look at the first half-hour of the match. I did not witness us creating so much in the opening half-hour perhaps the entire campaign, and the first time they entered in our penalty area they found the back of the net.

“It did not happen against Manchester City, but in every other game we have been the dominant side and were able to generate chances. Lately it is nearly constantly that we miss our opportunities and the ones we concede go in.”