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Liverpool's head coach stated he needed to “look at myself” after the Reds endured a 6th loss in seven Premier League matches at home to Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would find a way out of the champions’ slump.

Forest, fighting against the drop before kick off, produced the biggest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their history as Liverpool slipped to an 8th loss in 11 fixtures in every tournament. The British record signing, Alexander Isak, was once more unnoticeable and Liverpool argued the defender's opener should have been ruled out for comparable grounds to Virgil van Dijk’s disallowed effort against City prior to the national team pause. 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 at home to Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I should look at myself first and my squad, but it demonstrates you how a goal can change the momentum of a match. Earlier I was just waiting for us to net a goal. Later we hardly created anything.

“Of course there is a way out, particularly with the quality players we have. Regardless if you win or lose when you reflect you are always considering: ‘Where can we do better, where can we adjust?’ but that is something else from doubting your abilities.

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

Liverpool’s performance fell apart as the coach made multiple attacking changes when pursuing the match. “It was the same on the road at Forest last season,” he remarked. “I took Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] out and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he scored immediately to equalize at 1-1. Then it was courageous, currently it’s likely unwise.”

The Anfield side last lost two successive home league games against Nottingham Forest in the sixties. The most recent occasion they lost consecutive league matches by a three-goal scoreline was in the mid-60s.

The manager commented: “It was extremely poor. Playing at home, conceding 3-0 regardless of which team you face is a very, very bad outcome. Unexpected if you consider the first half-hour of the match. I haven’t seen us creating so many chances in the opening half-hour maybe the entire season, and the first time 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 capable to generate opportunities. Lately it is almost consistently that we fail to convert our opportunities and the ones we allow find the net.”