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Liverpool's head coach stated he needed to “look at myself” following Liverpool endured a 6th loss in seven Premier League matches on their own turf against Forest and insisted he would find a solution out of the title holders' slump.

Forest, fighting against the drop prior to the match, delivered the biggest victory at Anfield in their club records as the Merseyside club slipped to an 8th defeat in eleven fixtures in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was once more unnoticeable and Liverpool contended Murillo’s first goal should have been ruled out for comparable grounds to Virgil van Dijk’s disallowed effort versus City prior to the national team pause. But Slot admitted the buck rested with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wants to listen to me now talking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Nottingham Forest,” said the Reds' boss. “I ought to look at myself initially and my squad, but it demonstrates you how a goal can change the momentum of a match. Earlier I was just hoping for us to net a strike. Later we hardly created any chances.

“Naturally there is a way out, especially with the talented players we have. No matter if you triumph or are beaten when you look back you are always considering: ‘In which areas can we do better, where can we make changes?’ but that is different from questioning your abilities.

“I want to stress I am responsible for the current defeats. You are answerable when you are winning but also liable when you are losing. I can not provide enough excuses for us to have the results we have. That is not good enough and I am responsible for that.”

The team's performance fell apart as Slot introduced multiple offensive changes when chasing the game. “It was the same away at Nottingham Forest the previous campaign,” 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 courageous, currently it’s probably stupid.”

The Anfield side previously were defeated in two successive home league fixtures against Nottingham Forest in the sixties. The last time they suffered consecutive top-flight games by a 3-0 scoreline was in the mid-60s.

Slot said: “It was extremely poor. Competing on home soil, losing 3-0 regardless of which team you face is a very, very bad result. Unexpected if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the match. I did not witness us producing so much in the opening 30 minutes perhaps the entire season, and the initial occasion they entered in our box they found the back of the net.

“It wasn’t against Manchester City, but in every other game we have been the controlling team and were capable to create opportunities. Lately it is almost consistently that we miss our opportunities and the attempts we concede find the net.”