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Liverpool's head coach declared he had to “look at myself” after the Reds endured a sixth defeat in 7 English top-flight games on their own turf against Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would discover a way from the title holders' poor run.

Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, delivered the largest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as the Merseyside club fell to an eighth loss in eleven fixtures in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was once more anonymous and the home side contended Murillo’s first goal ought to have been ruled out for similar reasons to Virgil van Dijk’s chalked-off goal against Manchester City prior to the national team pause. But the manager admitted the buck rested with him and made no excuses.

“Nobody wishes to listen to me now speaking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 at home to Forest,” stated the Liverpool head coach. “I ought to look at my own role first and my team, but it demonstrates you how a goal can alter the flow of a match. Earlier I was just hoping for us to score a strike. Later we barely generated any chances.

“Of course there is a path forward, particularly with the quality footballers we have. No matter if you win or are beaten when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we improve, where can we adjust?’ but that is something else from questioning your abilities.

“I want to emphasise I am accountable for the present losses. You are answerable when you are winning but also responsible when you are losing. I can never come up with sufficient reasons for us to have the outcomes we have. That is far from good enough and I am to blame for that.”

The team's display fell apart as Slot made multiple attacking substitutions when chasing the game. “It was the same on the road at Forest last season,” he said. “I substituted Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] out and put on the Portuguese forward and he scored immediately to equalize at 1-1. At that time it was brave, now it’s probably unwise.”

The Anfield side previously were defeated in back-to-back at Anfield league fixtures by Forest in the sixties. The most recent occasion they lost consecutive league games by a 3-0 scoreline was in 1965.

The manager commented: “It was extremely poor. Playing at home, conceding 3-0 no matter which opponent you face is a very, very bad result. Unexpected if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the game. I haven’t seen us creating so much in the opening half-hour perhaps the entire campaign, and the first time they arrived in our penalty area they scored.

“It wasn’t against Manchester City, but in all other game we have been the controlling team and were able to create opportunities. Recently it is nearly consistently that we miss our opportunities and the attempts we allow find the net.”