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Liverpool's head coach stated he needed to “look at myself” following the Reds endured a sixth defeat in 7 Premier League games at home against Forest and affirmed he would find a solution from the title holders' poor run.

Nottingham Forest, fighting against the drop before kick off, produced the largest win at Anfield in their club records as the Merseyside club slipped to an eighth loss in eleven fixtures in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was again unnoticeable and Liverpool argued Murillo’s first goal ought to have been disallowed for similar reasons to Virgil van Dijk’s chalked-off goal against City prior to the international break. But the manager conceded the responsibility rested with him and made no excuses.

“Nobody wishes to listen to me now talking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” said the Liverpool head coach. “I should examine my own role first and my squad, but it does show you how a score can alter the flow of a match. Earlier I was just waiting for us to net a goal. Later we hardly generated anything.

“Naturally there is a path forward, especially with the talented footballers we have. Regardless if you win or are beaten when you look back you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we do better, where can we adjust?’ but that is different from doubting yourself.

“I want to stress I am responsible for the present defeats. You are answerable when you are victorious but also liable when you are losing. I can not provide sufficient excuses for us to have the outcomes we have. That is not good enough and I am to blame for that.”

The team's display unravelled as Slot introduced multiple offensive substitutions when pursuing the match. “It was the same on the road at Forest the previous campaign,” he remarked. “I substituted the French defender out and put on the Portuguese forward and he found the net immediately to equalize at 1-1. At that time it was brave, now it’s likely unwise.”

Liverpool last lost two successive home Premier League games by Nottingham Forest in 1963. The last time they suffered back-to-back top-flight matches by a 3-0 margin was in the mid-60s.

The manager said: “It was very bad. Playing on home soil, conceding 3-0 no matter which team you face is a terrible result. Unexpected if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the game. I did not witness us creating so much in the initial 30 minutes perhaps the whole season, and the first time they arrived in our box they scored.

“It did not happen against Manchester City, but in every other fixture we have been the controlling side and were capable to generate opportunities. Lately it is nearly consistently that we miss our opportunities and the attempts we concede find the net.”