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Liverpool's head coach declared he had to “look at myself” after Liverpool suffered a 6th defeat in 7 English top-flight matches at home to Forest and insisted he would find a way from the champions’ slump.

Nottingham Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, produced the biggest victory at Anfield in their club records as the Merseyside club slipped to an eighth defeat in eleven fixtures in every tournament. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, was again unnoticeable and Liverpool argued the defender's first goal ought to have been disallowed for similar reasons to the captain's chalked-off goal versus City prior to the international break. But Slot conceded the responsibility stopped with him and made no excuses.

“No one wishes to hear me now talking about refereeing decisions if you lose 3-0 at home to Forest,” said the Reds' boss. “I should look at myself first and my squad, but it does show you how a score can change the flow of a game. Before I was just waiting for us to score a strike. Afterwards we hardly created anything.

“Naturally there is a way out, especially with the talented footballers we have. Regardless if you win or lose when you look back you are always thinking: ‘Where can we do better, where can we adjust?’ but that is something else from questioning your abilities.

“I wish to stress I am accountable for the current defeats. You are answerable when you are victorious but also responsible when you are losing. I can never come up with enough excuses for us to have the results we have. That is not good enough and I am to blame for that.”

The team's display fell apart as Slot introduced multiple offensive changes when pursuing the match. “It was the same on the road at Nottingham Forest last season,” he said. “I substituted the French defender off and put on the Portuguese forward and he found the net immediately to equalize at 1-1. Then it was brave, currently it’s probably unwise.”

The Anfield side last lost back-to-back home Premier League fixtures by Nottingham Forest in 1963. The last time they suffered consecutive league games by a three-goal scoreline was in 1965.

Slot said: “It was very bad. Playing at home, losing 3-0 no matter which team you face is a terrible outcome. Surprising if you consider the first half-hour of the match. I did not witness us producing so much in the initial half-hour perhaps the whole season, and the initial occasion they arrived in our penalty area they found the back of the net.

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