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Liverpool's head coach declared he had to “look at myself” after the Reds suffered a 6th defeat in 7 Premier League matches at home against Forest and affirmed he would find a way from the title holders' slump.

Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, produced the largest victory at Anfield in their history as the Merseyside club fell to an eighth defeat in eleven fixtures in every tournament. The British record signing, Alexander Isak, was again unnoticeable and Liverpool contended Murillo’s first goal ought to have been ruled out for comparable grounds to Virgil van Dijk’s chalked-off goal against Manchester City prior to the international break. But the manager conceded the responsibility rested with him and made no excuses.

“No one wishes to hear me now speaking about refereeing decisions if you are defeated 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I should examine my own role initially and my team, but it does show you how a goal can alter the momentum of a game. Before I was just waiting for us to score a goal. Later we barely generated anything.

“Of course there is a path forward, particularly with the talented players we have. No matter if you triumph or are beaten when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we do better, where can we make changes?’ but that is different from questioning yourself.

“I want to emphasise I am responsible for the current losses. You are responsible when you are winning but also liable when you are defeated. I can never come up with sufficient reasons for us to have the results we have. That is far from good enough and I am responsible for that.”

The team's display unravelled as Slot made several attacking substitutions when pursuing the match. “It was the identical on the road at Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I substituted Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] off and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he found the net straight away to equalize at 1-1. Then it was courageous, currently it’s likely unwise.”

The Anfield side last lost back-to-back at Anfield league games against Nottingham Forest in the sixties. The most recent occasion they suffered consecutive league games by a three-goal margin was in the mid-60s.

Slot said: “It was very bad. Playing on home soil, losing 3-0 no matter which team you face is a terrible result. Unexpected if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the game. I did not witness us creating so much in the initial 30 minutes maybe the entire season, and the initial occasion they entered in our penalty area they found the back of the net.

“It did not happen against Manchester City, but in all other game we have been the dominant team and were capable to generate opportunities. Lately it is nearly consistently that we miss our opportunities and the attempts we concede find the net.”