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Arne Slot declared he had to “look at myself” after Liverpool endured a 6th defeat in seven Premier League matches on their own turf against Nottingham Forest and insisted he would find a solution out of the title holders' slump.

Forest, fighting against the drop before kick off, produced the biggest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their history as Liverpool slipped to an 8th loss in eleven fixtures in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was again unnoticeable and Liverpool argued the defender's first goal should have been ruled out for comparable grounds to Virgil van Dijk’s chalked-off goal against Manchester City prior to the national team pause. But the manager conceded the responsibility rested with him and made no excuses.

“Nobody wants to listen to me now speaking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 in your own stadium to Nottingham Forest,” said the Reds' boss. “I should look at myself initially and my team, but it does show you how a score can change the flow of a match. Earlier I was just waiting for us to net a goal. Afterwards we barely generated anything.

“Of course there is a path forward, particularly with the talented footballers we have. No matter if you triumph 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 doubting your abilities.

“I want to emphasise I am responsible for the present defeats. You are responsible when you are victorious but also responsible when you are defeated. I can not come up with enough excuses for us to have the outcomes we have. That is not acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s performance fell apart as Slot introduced several offensive substitutions when pursuing the game. “It was the same on the road at Forest the previous campaign,” he remarked. “I substituted the French defender out and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he scored straight away to equalize at 1-1. At that time it was brave, now it’s probably unwise.”

Liverpool last lost back-to-back home Premier League fixtures by Nottingham Forest in 1963. The most recent occasion they lost consecutive league matches by a 3-0 scoreline was in the mid-60s.

The manager said: “It was extremely poor. Playing on home soil, conceding 3-0 no matter 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 producing so many chances in the opening 30 minutes maybe the whole season, and the initial occasion they arrived in our box they scored.

“It wasn’t against Manchester City, but in all other fixture we have been the controlling team and were capable to create chances. Lately it is almost constantly that we miss our opportunities and the ones we concede go in.”