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Liverpool's head coach stated he needed to “examine my own performance” following the Reds endured a 6th loss in 7 Premier League matches on their own turf to Nottingham Forest and insisted he would find a solution out of the title holders' poor run.

Nottingham Forest, fighting against the drop prior to the match, delivered the largest win at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as Liverpool slipped to an 8th loss in 11 fixtures in all competitions. The British record signing, Alexander Isak, was once more anonymous and the home side argued the defender's first goal ought to have been ruled out for similar reasons to the captain's disallowed effort against City before the national team pause. But Slot conceded the responsibility stopped with him and made no excuses.

“No one wants to hear me now talking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest,” said the Reds' boss. “I should examine myself first and my squad, but it does show you how a goal can change the flow of a match. Before I was just hoping for us to score a strike. Later we barely created anything.

“Naturally there is a path forward, especially with the talented players we have. Regardless if you triumph or lose when you look back you are always considering: ‘Where can we do better, in what aspects can we adjust?’ but that is different from doubting yourself.

“I wish to stress I am accountable for the present losses. You are answerable when you are winning but also responsible when you are losing. I can not provide sufficient excuses for us to have the results we have. That is far from acceptable and I am to blame for that.”

The team's display fell apart as the coach introduced multiple attacking changes when pursuing the match. “It was the identical away at Nottingham Forest last season,” he remarked. “I substituted the French defender out and put on [Diogo] Jota and he found the net straight away to make it 1-1. Then it was brave, currently it’s probably stupid.”

Liverpool previously were defeated in two successive home league games against Nottingham Forest in the sixties. The last time they suffered back-to-back top-flight games by a three-goal scoreline was in 1965.

Slot commented: “It was extremely poor. Playing on home soil, losing 3-0 regardless of which opponent you encounter is a terrible result. Surprising if you consider the opening 30 minutes of the game. I haven’t seen us creating so many chances in the opening half-hour maybe the whole season, and the initial occasion they arrived in our box they scored.

“It did not happen against Manchester City, but in all other game we have been the controlling team and were capable to create opportunities. Recently it is nearly constantly that we miss our chances and the ones we allow find the net.”