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Liverpool's head coach stated he needed to “look at myself” following Liverpool endured a 6th loss in seven English top-flight matches on their own turf against Forest and affirmed he would find a solution from the champions’ poor run.

Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, delivered the largest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their history as the Merseyside club slipped to an 8th loss in eleven 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 should have been ruled out for similar reasons to the captain's chalked-off goal versus Manchester City before the international break. But the manager conceded the buck rested with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wants to listen to me now speaking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 in your own stadium to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Liverpool head coach. “I should examine myself initially and my team, but it demonstrates you how a goal can alter the momentum of a game. Earlier I was just waiting for us to score a strike. Afterwards we hardly generated any chances.

“Naturally there is a way out, particularly with the talented footballers we have. No matter if you win or are beaten when you look back you are always considering: ‘Where can we improve, where can we make changes?’ but that is something else from questioning yourself.

“I want to stress I am accountable for the present defeats. You are answerable when you are winning but also responsible when you are defeated. I can never provide enough excuses for us to have the results we have. That is not acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

The team's display fell apart as the coach made several offensive substitutions when pursuing the match. “It was the identical on the road at Nottingham Forest the previous campaign,” he remarked. “I took the French defender out 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 stupid.”

The Anfield side last lost back-to-back home Premier League games by Nottingham Forest in 1963. The most recent occasion they lost back-to-back top-flight games by a three-goal margin was in 1965.

Slot commented: “It was very bad. Playing on home soil, conceding 3-0 regardless of which team you face is a very, very bad outcome. Surprising if you consider the first half-hour of the game. I did not witness us producing so much in the opening half-hour perhaps the whole campaign, and the first time they arrived in our penalty area they scored.

“It wasn’t against Manchester City, but in every other fixture we have been the controlling team and were able to generate chances. Recently it is nearly consistently that we miss our opportunities and the attempts we concede find the net.”