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Arne Slot declared he had to “examine my own performance” after Liverpool endured a 6th loss in 7 Premier League matches at home against Nottingham Forest and insisted he would find a way out of the title holders' poor run.

Nottingham Forest, fighting against the drop before kick off, delivered the largest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as Liverpool slipped to an 8th loss in eleven matches in all competitions. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, was once more anonymous and the home side contended the defender's first goal ought to have been ruled out for similar reasons to the captain's chalked-off goal versus Manchester City before the national team pause. But the manager conceded the buck rested with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wants to listen to me now talking about refereeing decisions if you are defeated 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” said the Liverpool head coach. “I ought to examine myself initially and my squad, but it demonstrates you how a goal can change the flow of a match. Earlier I was just waiting for us to score a goal. Later we hardly generated any chances.

“Of course 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 improve, where can we adjust?’ but that is different from questioning yourself.

“I want to emphasise I am responsible for the present losses. You are answerable 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 acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s performance fell apart as Slot introduced multiple attacking changes when chasing the match. “It was the identical on the road at Nottingham Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I took Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] off and put on [Diogo] Jota and he found the net immediately to equalize at 1-1. At that time it was courageous, now it’s probably unwise.”

The Anfield side previously were defeated in back-to-back home Premier League games by Forest in 1963. The last time they lost consecutive top-flight matches by a 3-0 scoreline was in 1965.

Slot said: “It was extremely poor. Playing on home soil, losing 3-0 regardless of which opponent you face is a very, very bad result. Surprising if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the match. I haven’t seen us creating so much in the opening 30 minutes perhaps the whole season, and the initial occasion they entered in our box they scored.

“It wasn’t against Manchester City, but in every other game we have been the dominant team and were able to create chances. Recently it is almost constantly that we fail to convert our chances and the attempts we concede find the net.”