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Arne Slot stated he needed to “examine my own performance” after Liverpool suffered a 6th loss in 7 English top-flight games at home against Nottingham Forest and insisted he would discover a way from the title holders' poor run.

Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, produced the biggest win at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as Liverpool slipped to an eighth loss in 11 matches in every tournament. The British record signing, Alexander Isak, was once more unnoticeable and Liverpool argued the defender's first goal should have been ruled out for comparable grounds to the captain's chalked-off goal versus City prior to the national team pause. But Slot conceded the responsibility stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wants to hear me now speaking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest,” said the Liverpool head coach. “I ought to look at myself first and my team, but it does show you how a score can change the flow of a game. Earlier I was just hoping for us to net a goal. Later we barely generated any chances.

“Of course there is a way out, particularly with the talented footballers we have. Regardless if you triumph or lose when you look back you are always considering: ‘In which areas can we improve, in what aspects can we make changes?’ but that is different from doubting yourself.

“I want to stress I am accountable for the present losses. You are answerable when you are victorious but also liable when you are defeated. I can not provide enough reasons for us to have the outcomes we have. That is far from good enough and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s performance unravelled as the coach made multiple attacking substitutions when chasing the game. “It was the identical on the road at Nottingham Forest the previous campaign,” he remarked. “I took the French defender off and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he found the net straight away to make it 1-1. At that time it was brave, currently it’s likely unwise.”

The Anfield side last lost two successive home Premier League fixtures by Forest in 1963. The last time they lost consecutive league matches by a 3-0 scoreline was in the mid-60s.

The manager said: “It was very bad. Playing at home, conceding 3-0 regardless of which team you face is a terrible result. Surprising if you consider the first half-hour of the game. I did not witness us producing so many chances in the initial half-hour perhaps the whole season, and the first time they arrived in our penalty area they found the back of the net.

“It did not happen at City, but in every other game we have been the dominant team and were capable to generate opportunities. Recently it is nearly constantly that we miss our opportunities and the attempts we allow go in.”