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Arne Slot stated he had to “look at myself” following Liverpool endured a 6th defeat in seven English top-flight matches at home to Forest and insisted he would find a way from the title holders' slump.

Nottingham Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, produced the largest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their history as the Merseyside club fell to an eighth loss in 11 fixtures in all competitions. The British record signing, Alexander Isak, was once more unnoticeable and the home side contended the defender's first goal ought to have been ruled out for comparable grounds to the captain's disallowed effort versus Manchester City prior to the national team pause. But the manager conceded the responsibility stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wants to hear me now talking about refereeing decisions if you lose 3-0 at home to Forest,” stated the Liverpool head coach. “I ought to examine myself initially and my squad, but it does show you how a goal can alter the momentum of a match. Earlier I was just waiting for us to net a strike. Later we barely generated anything.

“Naturally there is a way out, particularly with the talented footballers we have. Regardless if you win or are beaten when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we do better, in what aspects can we make changes?’ but that is different from questioning yourself.

“I wish to emphasise I am accountable for the present defeats. You are answerable when you are winning but also liable when you are defeated. I can never come up with enough excuses for us to have the outcomes we have. That is far from good enough and I am to blame for that.”

The team's performance fell apart as the coach made multiple offensive substitutions when pursuing the match. “It was the same on the road at Nottingham Forest the previous campaign,” he remarked. “I took the French defender out and put on [Diogo] Jota and he scored straight away to equalize at 1-1. Then it was courageous, currently it’s probably unwise.”

Liverpool last lost two successive at Anfield Premier League games by Nottingham Forest in 1963. The last time they suffered back-to-back league matches by a 3-0 margin was in 1965.

The manager said: “It was very bad. Competing at home, losing 3-0 regardless of which team you face is a terrible outcome. Unexpected if you look at the first half-hour of the match. I haven’t seen us creating so many chances in the initial half-hour perhaps the whole season, and the initial occasion they arrived in our box they scored.

“It wasn’t against Manchester City, but in all other game we have been the dominant side and were able to create chances. Recently it is almost consistently that we fail to convert our chances and the attempts we allow go in.”