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Arne Slot stated he had to “look at myself” following Liverpool suffered a sixth defeat in seven English top-flight games on their own turf against Forest and affirmed he would find a solution from the champions’ slump.

Nottingham Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, delivered the biggest victory at Anfield in their club records as the Merseyside club slipped to an eighth loss in eleven fixtures in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was once more anonymous and Liverpool argued the defender's first goal ought to have been ruled out for similar reasons to Virgil van Dijk’s chalked-off goal versus Manchester City prior to the international break. But Slot conceded the responsibility rested with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wishes to hear me now speaking about refereeing decisions if you are defeated 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest,” said the Liverpool head coach. “I ought to examine my own role initially and my team, but it demonstrates you how a score can alter the flow of a game. Earlier I was just hoping for us to net a goal. Afterwards we barely generated anything.

“Naturally there is a path forward, particularly with the quality players we have. No matter if you triumph or are beaten when you look back you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we do better, in what aspects can we make changes?’ but that is something else from doubting your abilities.

“I wish to emphasise I am responsible for the present defeats. You are answerable when you are victorious but also responsible when you are losing. I can not provide sufficient reasons for us to have the results we have. That is not acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

The team's display unravelled as the coach introduced multiple attacking changes when chasing the game. “It was the same on the road at Forest last season,” he remarked. “I substituted Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] out and put on [Diogo] Jota and he found the net straight away to equalize at 1-1. At that time it was courageous, currently it’s probably stupid.”

The Anfield side previously were defeated in back-to-back at Anfield Premier League games by Nottingham Forest in 1963. The most recent occasion they suffered back-to-back league matches by a 3-0 scoreline was in 1965.

Slot commented: “It was very bad. Playing at home, losing 3-0 regardless of which opponent you face is a terrible result. Surprising if you consider the first half-hour of the game. I haven’t seen us creating so much in the initial 30 minutes maybe the whole campaign, and the initial occasion they arrived in our penalty area they scored.

“It did not happen at City, but in every other game we have been the controlling side and were able to generate opportunities. Recently it is almost constantly that we fail to convert our chances and the ones we allow go in.”