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Liverpool's head coach stated he had to “look at myself” following Liverpool endured a 6th defeat in seven Premier League matches at home against Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would find a solution from the champions’ poor run.

Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, produced the largest win at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as the Merseyside club slipped to an 8th loss in 11 fixtures in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was once more unnoticeable and Liverpool contended the defender's first goal ought to have been disallowed for similar reasons to the captain's chalked-off goal against Manchester City before the international break. But the manager admitted the responsibility rested with him and made no excuses.

“Nobody wishes to listen to me now speaking about refereeing decisions if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” said the Reds' boss. “I should examine my own role first and my squad, 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 strike. Afterwards we hardly created anything.

“Of course there is a way out, especially with the talented players we have. Regardless if you win or lose when you reflect you are always considering: ‘Where can we do better, where can we make changes?’ but that is something else from questioning your abilities.

“I want to emphasise I am accountable for the present defeats. You are responsible when you are victorious but also liable when you are defeated. I can never provide sufficient excuses for us to have the results we have. That is not good enough and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s display fell apart as Slot made several offensive changes when chasing the match. “It was the identical away at Nottingham Forest last season,” he remarked. “I substituted Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] out and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he scored immediately to make it 1-1. Then it was brave, currently it’s probably unwise.”

The Anfield side last lost back-to-back at Anfield league games by Nottingham Forest in the sixties. The most recent occasion they suffered consecutive top-flight matches by a three-goal margin was in 1965.

Slot said: “It was extremely poor. Playing on home soil, conceding 3-0 no matter which opponent you face is a terrible result. Surprising if you consider the opening 30 minutes of the game. I haven’t seen us creating so much in the initial 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 against Manchester City, but in all other fixture we have been the dominant team and were able to create chances. Lately it is almost consistently that we miss our chances and the attempts we allow find the net.”