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Arne Slot stated he needed to “look at myself” following the Reds suffered a 6th loss in 7 Premier League matches at home to Forest and insisted he would discover a way from the champions’ slump.

Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, delivered the biggest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their history as Liverpool slipped to an eighth loss in eleven matches in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was once more unnoticeable and Liverpool argued Murillo’s first goal should have been disallowed for comparable grounds to Virgil van Dijk’s disallowed effort versus Manchester City prior to the national team pause. But Slot admitted the buck stopped with him and made no excuses.

“Nobody wishes to listen to me now talking about refereeing decisions if you are defeated 3-0 in your own stadium to Nottingham Forest,” said the Liverpool head coach. “I should examine myself first and my squad, but it demonstrates you how a score can alter the flow of a game. Earlier I was just waiting for us to score a strike. Afterwards we barely generated any chances.

“Of course there is a way out, especially with the quality players we have. Regardless if you triumph or are beaten when you look back you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we improve, in what aspects can we adjust?’ but that is something else from questioning your abilities.

“I want to emphasise I am responsible for the present defeats. You are responsible when you are winning but also liable when you are losing. I can not provide sufficient reasons for us to have the outcomes we have. That is far from acceptable and I am to blame for that.”

The team's performance unravelled as Slot made several offensive substitutions when pursuing the match. “It was the same away at Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I substituted the French defender off and brought on the Portuguese forward and he found the net straight away to equalize at 1-1. At that time it was brave, now it’s likely stupid.”

Liverpool previously were defeated in back-to-back at Anfield league games against Nottingham Forest in the sixties. The last time they lost consecutive top-flight games by a 3-0 scoreline was in the mid-60s.

Slot said: “It was extremely poor. Playing on home soil, losing 3-0 regardless of which opponent you face is a terrible result. Surprising if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the match. I did not witness us producing so much in the initial half-hour perhaps the whole campaign, and the first time they entered in our box they scored.

“It wasn’t against Manchester City, but in every other fixture we have been the dominant team and were capable to generate opportunities. Recently it is nearly constantly that we fail to convert our opportunities and the attempts we concede find the net.”