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Arne Slot stated he needed to “look at myself” following the Reds endured a 6th loss in 7 Premier League games at home against Forest and affirmed he would discover a way from the title holders' poor run.

Nottingham Forest, fighting against the drop prior to the match, produced the biggest win at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as Liverpool slipped to an 8th defeat in eleven fixtures in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was once more unnoticeable and the home side contended Murillo’s opener ought to have been ruled out for similar reasons to the captain's chalked-off goal versus City before the national team pause. But Slot admitted the responsibility stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“Nobody wishes to hear me now speaking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest,” said the Liverpool head coach. “I should look at myself first and my team, but it does show you how a score can alter the momentum of a game. Earlier I was just waiting for us to score a goal. Later we barely generated anything.

“Naturally there is a way out, particularly with the talented players we have. No matter if you triumph 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 wish to emphasise I am responsible for the present losses. You are responsible when you are winning but also responsible when you are defeated. I can never come up with sufficient reasons for us to have the results we have. That is not acceptable and I am to blame for that.”

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

Liverpool previously were defeated in back-to-back home league games against Forest in 1963. The most recent occasion they lost consecutive top-flight games by a three-goal scoreline was in the mid-60s.

The manager said: “It was very bad. Competing on home soil, conceding 3-0 regardless of which opponent you encounter is a terrible outcome. Surprising if you look at the first half-hour of the game. I did not witness us creating so much in the opening 30 minutes perhaps the entire campaign, and the initial occasion they arrived 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 able to create opportunities. Lately it is nearly constantly that we miss our opportunities and the attempts we allow find the net.”