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Arne Slot stated he needed to “examine my own performance” after Liverpool endured a 6th loss in seven Premier League matches on their own turf against Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would find a solution from the champions’ slump.

Forest, fighting against the drop before kick off, produced the largest win at Anfield in their history as Liverpool fell to an 8th defeat in 11 matches in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was once more unnoticeable and Liverpool contended the defender's opener should have been ruled out for similar reasons to Virgil van Dijk’s disallowed effort versus City before the international break. But the manager conceded the buck rested with him and made no excuses.

“No one wishes to hear me now speaking about refereeing decisions if you lose 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Liverpool head coach. “I should look at myself initially and my squad, but it demonstrates 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 any chances.

“Naturally there is a way out, particularly with the quality footballers we have. Regardless if you win or are beaten when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘Where can we do better, where can we make changes?’ but that is different from questioning your abilities.

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

The team's performance fell apart as the coach made several offensive substitutions when pursuing the match. “It was the identical away at Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I substituted the French defender out and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he scored straight away to equalize at 1-1. Then it was brave, currently it’s likely stupid.”

Liverpool previously were defeated in two successive at Anfield Premier League fixtures against Forest in the sixties. The last time they lost back-to-back league games by a three-goal margin was in the mid-60s.

The manager commented: “It was extremely poor. Competing on home soil, losing 3-0 regardless of which opponent you face is a very, very bad outcome. Surprising if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the match. I did not witness us creating so much in the opening half-hour perhaps the entire season, and the initial occasion they arrived in our penalty area they found the back of the net.

“It wasn’t at City, but in all other game we have been the dominant side and were capable to create opportunities. Lately it is nearly consistently that we miss our opportunities and the ones we concede find the net.”