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Liverpool's head coach declared he had to “examine my own performance” after Liverpool endured a 6th defeat in 7 English top-flight matches on their own turf to Forest and affirmed he would discover a way out of the champions’ poor run.

Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, produced the largest win at Anfield in their club records as Liverpool fell to an eighth loss in eleven matches in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was again anonymous and Liverpool contended the defender's first goal should have been ruled out for comparable grounds to the captain's chalked-off goal versus City before the national team pause. But the manager admitted the responsibility rested with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wishes to listen to me now talking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Liverpool head coach. “I should examine myself first and my squad, but it does show you how a goal can alter the momentum of a match. Earlier I was just hoping for us to score a goal. Afterwards we barely generated anything.

“Naturally there is a way out, especially with the talented players we have. Regardless if you triumph or lose when you reflect you are always considering: ‘Where can we improve, where can we adjust?’ but that is different from doubting your abilities.

“I wish to stress I am accountable for the current losses. You are answerable when you are victorious but also responsible when you are defeated. I can never provide enough excuses for us to have the outcomes we have. That is not good enough and I am responsible for that.”

The team's display unravelled as Slot made multiple attacking changes when pursuing the game. “It was the identical on the road at Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I took the French defender out and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he found the net immediately to equalize at 1-1. At that time it was courageous, currently it’s likely unwise.”

Liverpool previously were defeated in back-to-back at Anfield Premier League fixtures against Nottingham Forest in 1963. The most recent occasion they lost consecutive league matches by a 3-0 scoreline was in the mid-60s.

Slot said: “It was extremely poor. Playing on home soil, losing 3-0 regardless of which opponent you encounter is a terrible outcome. Unexpected if you look at the first half-hour of the match. I did not witness us producing so many chances in the initial 30 minutes maybe the whole campaign, and the first time they entered in our penalty area they scored.

“It wasn’t at City, but in every other fixture we have been the controlling team and were able to generate opportunities. Recently it is almost constantly that we miss our opportunities and the ones we allow go in.”