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Liverpool's head coach stated he needed to “examine my own performance” following the Reds endured a 6th defeat in seven Premier League games on their own turf to Forest and affirmed he would discover a way from the champions’ slump.

Nottingham Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, delivered the largest win at Liverpool's stadium in their history as Liverpool slipped to an 8th defeat in eleven fixtures 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 ruled out for similar reasons to Virgil van Dijk’s disallowed effort against Manchester City before the international break. But the manager admitted the buck stopped with him and made no excuses.

“No one wants to listen to me now talking about refereeing decisions if you are defeated 3-0 at home to Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to look at my own role initially and my team, but it demonstrates you how a score can change the momentum of a game. Earlier I was just hoping for us to net a goal. Afterwards we barely generated any chances.

“Naturally there is a way out, especially with the talented players we have. No matter if you triumph or lose when you look back you are always considering: ‘Where can we improve, in what aspects can we make changes?’ but that is something else from doubting your abilities.

“I wish to emphasise I am accountable for the present losses. You are responsible when you are victorious but also liable when you are losing. I can never come up with sufficient reasons for us to have the outcomes we have. That is far from acceptable and I am to blame for that.”

Liverpool’s performance fell apart as Slot made several attacking changes when pursuing the game. “It was the same on the road at Nottingham Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I took Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] out and put on [Diogo] Jota and he scored straight away to equalize at 1-1. Then it was courageous, currently it’s likely unwise.”

The Anfield side previously were defeated in back-to-back home league games by Nottingham Forest in 1963. The last time they lost back-to-back top-flight matches by a three-goal scoreline was in the mid-60s.

Slot said: “It was extremely poor. Playing on home soil, losing 3-0 no matter which opponent you encounter 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 half-hour perhaps the entire season, and the first time they entered in our penalty area they found the back of the net.

“It did not happen against Manchester City, but in every other fixture we have been the controlling side and were capable to generate opportunities. Lately it is almost consistently that we fail to convert our opportunities and the attempts we allow go in.”