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Liverpool's head coach declared he had to “look at myself” after the Reds suffered a 6th loss in seven Premier League matches on their own turf against Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would find a solution out of the champions’ poor run.

Nottingham Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, delivered the largest win at Anfield in their history as the Merseyside club slipped to an 8th loss in eleven matches in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was again anonymous and Liverpool argued Murillo’s opener should have been ruled out for comparable grounds to Virgil van Dijk’s chalked-off goal against City before the national team pause. But Slot admitted the responsibility rested with him and offered no alibis.

“Nobody wants to listen to me now talking about refereeing decisions if you are defeated 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to look at my own role first and my team, but it demonstrates you how a score can change the momentum of a game. Earlier I was just hoping for us to net a goal. Later we hardly generated any chances.

“Of course there is a way out, particularly with the talented footballers we have. Regardless if you triumph or are beaten when you reflect you are always considering: ‘Where can we do better, in what aspects can we adjust?’ but that is different from questioning yourself.

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

The team's performance unravelled as the coach introduced several attacking changes when chasing the match. “It was the identical on the road at Forest last season,” he remarked. “I substituted Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] off and put on [Diogo] Jota and he scored immediately to equalize at 1-1. Then it was brave, now it’s likely unwise.”

The Anfield side previously were defeated in back-to-back at Anfield Premier League games by Nottingham Forest in the sixties. The last time they lost back-to-back league games by a three-goal margin was in 1965.

The manager commented: “It was very bad. Playing at home, conceding 3-0 regardless of which opponent you face is a terrible outcome. Unexpected 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 whole campaign, and the first time they entered in our penalty area they scored.

“It wasn’t against Manchester City, but in every other fixture we have been the controlling team and were able to generate chances. Recently it is almost constantly that we miss our chances and the ones we allow go in.”