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Liverpool's head coach stated he had to “look at myself” following the Reds suffered a sixth defeat in seven Premier League matches on their own turf to Forest and affirmed he would find a way out of the champions’ poor run.

Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, delivered the biggest win at Anfield in their history as Liverpool fell to an 8th defeat in eleven matches in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was again anonymous and Liverpool argued the defender's opener ought to have been disallowed for comparable grounds to the captain's chalked-off goal against Manchester City before the national team pause. But Slot conceded the responsibility rested with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wishes to hear me now speaking about refereeing decisions if you lose 3-0 at home to Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to look at myself first and my team, but it demonstrates you how a score can alter the flow of a match. Before I was just hoping for us to score a strike. Afterwards we hardly generated anything.

“Naturally there is a way out, particularly with the quality footballers we have. Regardless if you win or lose when you reflect you are always considering: ‘In which areas can we do better, in what aspects can we adjust?’ but that is something else from doubting your abilities.

“I wish to emphasise I am responsible for the present defeats. You are answerable when you are winning but also responsible when you are losing. I can not provide enough reasons for us to have the results we have. That is far from acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s performance unravelled as Slot introduced multiple offensive changes when chasing the match. “It was the same on the road at Forest the previous campaign,” he remarked. “I took Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] off and brought on the Portuguese forward and he found the net immediately to make it 1-1. At that time it was courageous, currently it’s likely unwise.”

Liverpool last lost back-to-back at Anfield Premier League games by Nottingham Forest in 1963. The most recent occasion they lost consecutive league games by a three-goal scoreline was in the mid-60s.

Slot commented: “It was very bad. Playing at home, conceding 3-0 regardless of which team you encounter is a terrible outcome. Surprising if you consider the opening 30 minutes of the game. I did not witness us producing so much in the opening half-hour perhaps the entire campaign, and the initial occasion they arrived in our penalty area they found the back of the net.

“It did not happen against Manchester City, but in all other fixture we have been the dominant team and were capable to generate chances. Lately it is nearly constantly that we miss our opportunities and the ones we allow find the net.”