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Arne Slot stated he had to “look at myself” after Liverpool suffered a 6th defeat in seven English top-flight games on their own turf against Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would find a way out of the champions’ poor run.

Nottingham Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, delivered the largest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their history as Liverpool fell to an eighth defeat in eleven fixtures in every tournament. The British record signing, Alexander Isak, was once more unnoticeable and the home side contended Murillo’s opener ought to have been disallowed for comparable grounds to the captain's chalked-off goal versus City prior to the national team pause. But the manager conceded the buck stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wants to listen to me now speaking about refereeing decisions if you are defeated 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” stated the Liverpool head coach. “I should look at myself initially and my team, but it does show you how a score can change the momentum of a game. Earlier I was just hoping for us to net a strike. Later we hardly created any chances.

“Naturally there is a way out, especially with the quality footballers we have. No matter if you win or are beaten when you reflect you are always considering: ‘In which areas can we do better, in what aspects can we make changes?’ but that is different from doubting your abilities.

“I wish to emphasise I am responsible for the current defeats. You are responsible when you are victorious but also liable when you are losing. I can not provide enough reasons for us to have the outcomes we have. That is not good enough and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s performance fell apart as Slot made multiple offensive substitutions when pursuing the match. “It was the identical away at Nottingham Forest last season,” he said. “I substituted Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] off and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he found the net immediately to equalize at 1-1. Then it was brave, now it’s likely stupid.”

Liverpool last lost two successive home Premier League games by Nottingham Forest in the sixties. The last time they lost consecutive top-flight games by a 3-0 scoreline was in the mid-60s.

The manager said: “It was extremely poor. Playing at home, conceding 3-0 regardless of which opponent you face is a terrible outcome. Unexpected if you consider the opening 30 minutes of the match. I did not witness us producing so much in the opening half-hour perhaps the entire campaign, and the first time they entered in our penalty area they scored.

“It wasn’t against Manchester City, but in all other fixture we have been the dominant side and were able to create opportunities. Lately it is nearly consistently that we fail to convert our chances and the attempts we allow find the net.”