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

Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, delivered the biggest victory at Anfield in their history as the Merseyside club fell to an 8th loss in eleven fixtures in all competitions. The British record signing, Alexander Isak, was again unnoticeable and Liverpool contended Murillo’s first goal ought to have been ruled out for similar reasons to the captain's chalked-off goal versus Manchester City prior to the international break. But the manager admitted the buck stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“Nobody wishes to hear me now talking about refereeing decisions if you lose 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Liverpool head coach. “I ought to examine myself first and my squad, but it does show you how a score can alter the flow of a game. Earlier I was just hoping for us to score a goal. Afterwards we hardly generated anything.

“Of course there is a path forward, particularly with the talented footballers we have. No matter if you win or are beaten when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘Where can we do better, where can we make changes?’ but that is different from doubting your abilities.

“I want to emphasise I am accountable for the present losses. You are responsible when you are victorious but also liable when you are defeated. I can not come up with sufficient excuses for us to have the results we have. That is not good enough and I am to blame for that.”

Liverpool’s display fell apart as Slot introduced multiple attacking substitutions when chasing the match. “It was the identical away at Forest last season,” he remarked. “I substituted Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] out and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he found the net immediately to equalize at 1-1. At that time it was brave, now it’s probably unwise.”

The Anfield side last lost back-to-back at Anfield league games against Nottingham Forest in 1963. The last time they suffered consecutive top-flight games by a 3-0 scoreline was in 1965.

Slot commented: “It was very bad. Competing at home, conceding 3-0 regardless of which opponent you face is a terrible result. Unexpected if you look at the first half-hour of the game. I did not witness us producing so many chances in the opening 30 minutes perhaps the entire campaign, and the first time they entered in our penalty area they scored.

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