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Arne Slot stated he had to “look at myself” after Liverpool suffered a sixth defeat in seven English top-flight games at home to Forest and affirmed he would discover a solution out of the title holders' slump.

Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, delivered the biggest win at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as the Merseyside club fell to an 8th loss in 11 matches in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was again unnoticeable and Liverpool contended Murillo’s opener should have been disallowed for comparable grounds to the captain's chalked-off goal versus City before the international break. But the manager admitted the buck rested with him and offered no alibis.

“Nobody wants to hear me now speaking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to examine my own role initially and my squad, but it demonstrates you how a score can alter the flow of a game. Earlier I was just waiting for us to net a strike. Afterwards we hardly generated anything.

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

“I wish to stress I am accountable for the present losses. You are responsible when you are victorious but also liable when you are losing. I can not come up with enough excuses for us to have the results we have. That is far from good enough and I am responsible for that.”

The team's display fell apart as Slot made several offensive changes when pursuing the match. “It was the same away at Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I substituted Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] off and brought on the Portuguese forward and he scored immediately to make it 1-1. At that time it was brave, currently it’s likely unwise.”

The Anfield side last lost back-to-back at Anfield Premier League fixtures against Nottingham Forest in the sixties. The most recent occasion they suffered consecutive top-flight games by a three-goal margin was in the mid-60s.

The manager commented: “It was very bad. Competing at home, conceding 3-0 no matter which opponent you face is a terrible result. Unexpected if you consider the opening 30 minutes of the game. I did not witness us creating so much in the opening half-hour perhaps the entire campaign, and the initial occasion they entered in our penalty area they found the back of the net.

“It wasn’t against Manchester City, but in all other fixture we have been the dominant team and were able to create chances. Lately it is nearly constantly that we fail to convert our chances and the ones we concede find the net.”