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Arne Slot stated he needed to “look at myself” after the Reds suffered a 6th loss in 7 English top-flight games on their own turf to Forest and insisted he would find a solution from the title holders' slump.

Nottingham Forest, fighting against the drop prior to the match, delivered the largest win at Anfield in their club records as the Merseyside club fell to an eighth defeat in eleven matches in every tournament. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, was once more unnoticeable and the home side contended the defender's opener ought to have been disallowed for comparable grounds to the captain's disallowed effort versus Manchester City before the international break. But Slot admitted the responsibility stopped with him and made no excuses.

“Nobody wants to hear me now talking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 at home to Forest,” said the Reds' boss. “I should examine myself first and my team, but it demonstrates you how a goal can alter the flow of a match. Earlier I was just hoping for us to score a strike. Afterwards we hardly generated any chances.

“Naturally there is a way out, especially with the talented footballers we have. No matter if you triumph or are beaten when you reflect you are always considering: ‘In which areas can we improve, where can we adjust?’ but that is something else from doubting your abilities.

“I wish to emphasise I am responsible for the current defeats. You are responsible when you are winning but also responsible when you are losing. I can never provide sufficient reasons for us to have the results we have. That is not good enough and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s performance fell apart as Slot made several attacking substitutions when chasing the match. “It was the same on the road at Forest last season,” he said. “I took the French defender out and brought on the Portuguese forward and he scored immediately to make it 1-1. Then it was brave, currently it’s likely unwise.”

Liverpool previously were defeated in back-to-back home Premier League games by Forest in the sixties. The most recent occasion they suffered back-to-back top-flight matches by a 3-0 scoreline was in the mid-60s.

Slot said: “It was extremely poor. Playing on home soil, conceding 3-0 regardless of which team you face is a very, very bad outcome. Surprising if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the match. I haven’t seen us producing so much in the opening 30 minutes perhaps the entire season, and the first time they arrived in our penalty area they found the back of the net.

“It wasn’t at City, but in all other fixture we have been the dominant team and were able to create opportunities. Lately it is nearly constantly that we miss our opportunities and the ones we concede go in.”