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Liverpool's head coach declared he needed to “examine my own performance” following Liverpool endured a 6th defeat in 7 Premier League matches at home against Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would find a way out of the title holders' poor run.

Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, delivered the largest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their history as the Merseyside club fell to an eighth loss in eleven fixtures in every tournament. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, was again unnoticeable and Liverpool argued the defender's first goal should have been disallowed for comparable grounds to Virgil van Dijk’s chalked-off goal against Manchester City before the national team pause. But the manager conceded the responsibility rested with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wishes to listen to me now speaking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to look at myself first and my team, but it does show you how a score can alter the momentum of a match. Earlier I was just waiting for us to score a goal. Afterwards we barely generated any chances.

“Of course there is a way out, particularly with the talented players we have. Regardless if you triumph or lose when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we improve, in what aspects can we make changes?’ but that is different from questioning yourself.

“I want to emphasise I am responsible for the present defeats. You are responsible 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 far from acceptable and I am to blame for that.”

The team's performance fell apart as the coach made several attacking substitutions when pursuing the match. “It was the identical away at Nottingham Forest the previous campaign,” he remarked. “I substituted the French defender out and brought on the Portuguese forward and he found the net immediately to equalize at 1-1. At that time it was brave, currently it’s likely unwise.”

Liverpool last lost back-to-back home Premier League games against Forest in 1963. The last time they suffered back-to-back league games by a three-goal margin was in the mid-60s.

The manager said: “It was very bad. Playing at home, losing 3-0 regardless of which team you face is a very, very bad result. Surprising if you consider the opening 30 minutes of the match. I did not witness us creating so many chances in the opening 30 minutes perhaps the whole campaign, and the initial occasion they arrived in our box they scored.

“It did not happen against Manchester City, but in all other game we have been the controlling side and were able to create chances. Lately it is nearly consistently that we miss our chances and the attempts we concede go in.”