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Liverpool's head coach stated he had to “look at myself” after Liverpool endured a 6th loss in 7 Premier League games at home to Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would find a solution from the champions’ poor run.

Forest, fighting against the drop before kick off, produced the biggest win at Liverpool's stadium in their history as Liverpool slipped to an 8th defeat in 11 fixtures in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was once more unnoticeable and the home side contended the defender's first goal should have been ruled out for similar reasons to Virgil van Dijk’s disallowed effort versus Manchester City before the international break. But Slot conceded the responsibility rested with him and made no excuses.

“Nobody wishes to listen to me now speaking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” said the Reds' boss. “I should look at my own role initially and my team, but it does show you how a goal can change the flow of a match. Before I was just hoping for us to net a strike. Later we hardly generated any chances.

“Of course there is a path forward, especially with the quality players we have. No matter if you triumph or are beaten when you reflect you are always considering: ‘In which areas can we improve, where can we make changes?’ but that is different from questioning your abilities.

“I wish to stress I am accountable for the current losses. You are responsible when you are victorious but also responsible when you are losing. I can not provide sufficient excuses for us to have the outcomes we have. That is not acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s performance unravelled as the coach introduced multiple attacking changes when pursuing the match. “It was the identical away at Nottingham Forest last season,” he said. “I substituted Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] off and put on the Portuguese forward and he scored immediately to make it 1-1. At that time it was brave, currently it’s likely unwise.”

The Anfield side last lost back-to-back home Premier League games by Forest in the sixties. The last time they suffered consecutive top-flight matches by a three-goal margin was in the mid-60s.

The manager said: “It was extremely poor. Playing on home soil, conceding 3-0 no matter which opponent you face is a terrible outcome. Surprising if you consider the opening 30 minutes of the match. I did not witness us producing so many chances in the initial half-hour maybe the entire season, and the initial occasion they arrived in our penalty area they scored.

“It did not happen against Manchester City, but in every other game we have been the dominant side and were able to generate opportunities. Lately it is nearly constantly that we miss our chances and the attempts we allow find the net.”