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Arne Slot declared he needed to “examine my own performance” after Liverpool suffered a 6th defeat in 7 English top-flight games at home against Forest and affirmed he would find a way out of the champions’ slump.

Forest, fighting against the drop prior to the match, produced the largest win at Anfield in their history as the Merseyside club slipped to an eighth defeat in 11 fixtures in every tournament. The British record signing, Alexander Isak, was once more anonymous and the home side contended the defender's opener ought to have been ruled out for comparable grounds to Virgil van Dijk’s disallowed effort against City before the national team pause. But the manager conceded the responsibility rested with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wishes to hear me now talking about refereeing decisions if you are defeated 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to examine myself initially and my team, but it demonstrates you how a score can alter the momentum of a match. Earlier I was just waiting for us to net a strike. Afterwards we hardly created any chances.

“Naturally there is a way out, especially with the talented players we have. Regardless if you win or lose when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘Where can we improve, in what aspects can we adjust?’ but that is something else from doubting yourself.

“I want to emphasise I am responsible for the present losses. You are answerable when you are winning but also liable when you are losing. I can not come up with enough excuses for us to have the outcomes we have. That is far from acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

The team's display unravelled as the coach introduced multiple attacking substitutions when chasing the match. “It was the same away at Nottingham Forest last season,” he remarked. “I took Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] out and brought on the Portuguese forward and he scored immediately to make it 1-1. At that time it was brave, now it’s likely unwise.”

Liverpool last lost back-to-back home Premier League games against Forest in 1963. The last time they suffered consecutive top-flight matches by a three-goal margin was in 1965.

Slot said: “It was extremely poor. Competing at home, conceding 3-0 regardless of 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 creating so many chances in the opening 30 minutes perhaps the whole campaign, and the first time they entered in our box they scored.

“It wasn’t against Manchester City, but in every other fixture we have been the controlling team and were capable to generate chances. Recently it is nearly constantly that we miss our opportunities and the ones we allow find the net.”