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Liverpool's head coach stated he needed to “look at myself” after the Reds endured a 6th defeat in seven Premier League matches at home against Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would find a solution from the title holders' poor run.

Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, produced the largest victory at Anfield in their history as the Merseyside club slipped to an 8th defeat in eleven matches in every tournament. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, was again unnoticeable and the home side contended the defender's first goal should have been ruled out for comparable grounds to the captain's disallowed effort versus Manchester City before the international break. But the manager conceded the responsibility stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“Nobody wants to hear me now talking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 in your own stadium to Nottingham Forest,” said the Liverpool head coach. “I ought to look at myself initially and my team, but it does show you how a score can alter the flow of a game. Before I was just waiting for us to net a goal. Afterwards we hardly created any chances.

“Of course there is a path forward, particularly with the quality footballers we have. Regardless if you triumph or lose when you reflect you are always considering: ‘In which areas can we improve, in what aspects can we adjust?’ but that is different from doubting your abilities.

“I want to stress I am responsible for the present defeats. You are answerable when you are victorious but also responsible when you are losing. I can not come up with enough reasons for us to have the outcomes we have. That is not good enough and I am responsible for that.”

The team's display fell apart as the coach made several offensive changes when chasing the match. “It was the same on the road at Nottingham Forest last season,” he said. “I substituted Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] out and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he scored straight away to equalize at 1-1. Then it was brave, now it’s likely stupid.”

Liverpool previously were defeated in two successive at Anfield Premier League fixtures by Forest in 1963. The last time they suffered consecutive league games by a three-goal margin was in 1965.

The manager said: “It was extremely poor. Competing at home, losing 3-0 no matter which team you face is a very, very bad outcome. Surprising if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the game. I did not witness us producing so many chances in the opening half-hour perhaps the whole season, and the initial occasion they arrived in our box they scored.

“It did not happen against Manchester City, but in every other game we have been the controlling team and were capable to create chances. Recently it is almost constantly that we miss our opportunities and the attempts we allow go in.”