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Liverpool's head coach stated he needed to “look at myself” after the Reds endured a sixth defeat in seven English top-flight games on their own turf against Nottingham Forest and insisted he would find a way out of the champions’ slump.

Forest, fighting against the drop prior to the match, produced the largest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their history as the Merseyside club slipped to an eighth loss in 11 fixtures in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was once more unnoticeable and the home side contended Murillo’s first goal should have been ruled out for comparable grounds to the captain's disallowed effort versus City prior to the international break. But the manager admitted the buck rested with him and offered no alibis.

“Nobody wishes to listen to me now speaking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to look at myself first and my squad, but it does show you how a goal can change the flow of a match. Earlier I was just hoping for us to net a goal. Later we barely generated anything.

“Naturally there is a path forward, especially with the talented footballers we have. No matter if you triumph or lose when you reflect you are always considering: ‘In which areas can we do better, where can we make changes?’ but that is something else from doubting yourself.

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

The team's display unravelled as Slot introduced several attacking substitutions when chasing the match. “It was the identical away at Forest last season,” he remarked. “I took Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] out and put on [Diogo] Jota and he scored immediately to make it 1-1. Then it was brave, currently it’s probably stupid.”

The Anfield side previously were defeated in back-to-back at Anfield league fixtures against Nottingham Forest in 1963. The most recent occasion they suffered back-to-back league matches by a 3-0 scoreline was in 1965.

Slot commented: “It was very bad. Competing on home soil, losing 3-0 regardless of which opponent you face is a terrible result. Unexpected if you consider the first half-hour of the match. I did not witness us creating so many chances in the opening 30 minutes perhaps the entire season, and the initial occasion they arrived 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 capable to generate chances. Recently it is nearly consistently that we fail to convert our opportunities and the attempts we allow go in.”