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Liverpool's head coach declared he needed to “look at myself” after Liverpool suffered a 6th defeat in 7 Premier League games on their own turf against Forest and insisted he would discover a way from the title holders' slump.

Nottingham Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, delivered the largest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as Liverpool slipped to an 8th loss in 11 fixtures in every tournament. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, was once more unnoticeable and Liverpool argued Murillo’s first goal ought to have been ruled out for similar reasons to the captain's disallowed effort versus Manchester City before the international break. But the manager conceded the responsibility stopped with him and made no excuses.

“No one wants to hear me now talking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” said the Liverpool head coach. “I should look at myself initially and my team, but it does show you how a score can change the flow of a match. Earlier I was just hoping for us to net a goal. Afterwards we barely generated any chances.

“Naturally there is a path forward, particularly with the talented footballers we have. No matter if you triumph or are beaten when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘Where can we improve, where can we make changes?’ but that is different from doubting yourself.

“I wish to emphasise I am responsible for the present losses. You are answerable when you are winning but also responsible when you are defeated. I can never provide sufficient excuses for us to have the outcomes we have. That is far from acceptable and I am to blame for that.”

The team's performance fell apart as Slot introduced multiple offensive changes when pursuing the match. “It was the same on the road at Nottingham Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I substituted the French defender off and brought on the Portuguese forward and he scored straight away to make it 1-1. At that time it was brave, now it’s likely stupid.”

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

Slot commented: “It was very bad. Competing on home soil, losing 3-0 regardless of which opponent you face is a very, very bad outcome. Unexpected if you consider the first half-hour of the match. I did not witness us producing so many chances in the initial half-hour maybe the whole season, and the first time they arrived in our box they found the back of the net.

“It wasn’t against Manchester City, but in all other game we have been the dominant side and were able to generate opportunities. Lately it is nearly consistently that we miss our chances and the ones we allow find the net.”