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Arne Slot declared he had to “examine my own performance” after the Reds endured a sixth loss in 7 Premier League matches on their own turf against Forest and affirmed he would find a way out of the champions’ poor run.

Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, delivered the biggest win at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as Liverpool fell to an eighth defeat in 11 matches 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 ought to have been disallowed for similar reasons to the captain's chalked-off goal versus Manchester City prior to the international break. But the manager conceded the buck stopped with him and made no excuses.

“No one wishes to listen to me now talking about refereeing decisions if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” said the Liverpool head coach. “I ought to look at myself first and my squad, but it demonstrates you how a goal can change the flow of a match. Earlier I was just hoping for us to net a goal. Later we barely generated any chances.

“Naturally there is a path forward, especially with the talented players we have. No matter if you win or lose when you reflect you are always considering: ‘Where can we do better, where can we adjust?’ but that is different from questioning yourself.

“I wish to stress I am responsible for the present defeats. You are answerable when you are victorious but also liable when you are defeated. I can not provide enough excuses for us to have the results we have. That is far from acceptable and I am to blame for that.”

Liverpool’s performance fell apart as the coach introduced several offensive substitutions when chasing the game. “It was the same away at Nottingham Forest last season,” he remarked. “I substituted the French defender off and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he scored straight away to make it 1-1. Then it was courageous, currently it’s likely unwise.”

The Anfield side last lost two successive at Anfield league fixtures by Forest in the sixties. The most recent occasion they suffered back-to-back league matches by a three-goal margin was in 1965.

Slot commented: “It was very bad. Playing at home, losing 3-0 no matter which opponent you face is a terrible result. Surprising if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the match. I haven’t seen us producing so many chances in the opening 30 minutes perhaps the whole season, and the initial occasion they entered in our box they found the back of the net.

“It did not happen at City, but in all other fixture we have been the controlling team and were able to create chances. Recently it is almost consistently that we miss our opportunities and the ones we concede find the net.”