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Arne Slot declared he needed to “look at myself” following the Reds suffered a sixth loss in 7 English top-flight matches at home against Nottingham Forest and insisted he would find a solution out of the title holders' poor run.

Nottingham Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, produced the largest victory at Anfield in their club records as Liverpool slipped to an 8th defeat in 11 matches in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was again anonymous and the home side argued Murillo’s first goal ought to have been disallowed for comparable grounds to the captain's chalked-off goal versus City prior to the national team pause. But Slot conceded the responsibility rested with him and made no excuses.

“No one wishes to listen to me now talking about refereeing decisions if you are defeated 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to look at myself initially and my squad, but it demonstrates you how a goal can alter the momentum of a match. Earlier I was just waiting for us to net a goal. Afterwards we hardly created any chances.

“Of course there is a way out, 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 adjust?’ but that is something else from questioning yourself.

“I wish to emphasise I am accountable for the present defeats. You are responsible when you are winning but also responsible when you are losing. I can not provide enough reasons 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 the coach introduced multiple attacking changes when chasing the game. “It was the same on the road at Nottingham Forest last season,” he said. “I took the French defender out and brought on the Portuguese forward and he scored straight away to make it 1-1. Then it was courageous, now it’s probably unwise.”

Liverpool previously were defeated in two successive at Anfield league fixtures by Forest in the sixties. The most recent occasion they lost back-to-back top-flight games by a 3-0 margin was in 1965.

Slot commented: “It was very bad. Playing on home soil, conceding 3-0 no matter which team you face is a terrible outcome. Surprising if you look at the first half-hour of the match. I did not witness us producing so much in the opening half-hour maybe 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 fixture we have been the dominant team and were capable to create opportunities. Lately it is nearly consistently that we miss our chances and the attempts we allow go in.”