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Arne Slot stated he needed to “examine my own performance” following the Reds endured a sixth defeat in seven English top-flight matches at home against Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would discover a solution out of the title holders' poor run.

Forest, fighting against the drop prior to the match, delivered the biggest win at Liverpool's stadium in their history as the Merseyside club fell to an eighth loss in 11 matches in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was once more anonymous and Liverpool contended Murillo’s first goal ought to have been ruled out for comparable grounds to the captain's disallowed effort against City before the international break. But Slot conceded the buck rested with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wants to hear me now talking about officiating calls 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 demonstrates you how a score can alter the momentum of a match. Earlier I was just waiting for us to score a strike. Later we barely generated any chances.

“Naturally there is a path forward, particularly with the quality footballers we have. No matter if you win or lose when you look back you are always thinking: ‘Where can we improve, in what aspects can we adjust?’ but that is something else from doubting your abilities.

“I want to stress I am accountable for the present losses. You are answerable when you are winning but also responsible when you are losing. I can never provide enough reasons for us to have the results we have. That is far from acceptable and I am to blame for that.”

The team's display fell apart as the coach made several offensive changes when chasing the match. “It was the identical away at Nottingham Forest last season,” he remarked. “I substituted Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] out and put on the Portuguese forward and he found the net straight away to equalize at 1-1. Then it was courageous, now it’s probably stupid.”

Liverpool previously were defeated in back-to-back at Anfield Premier League fixtures by Nottingham Forest in 1963. The last time they lost consecutive top-flight games by a three-goal margin was in 1965.

Slot commented: “It was very bad. Playing at home, losing 3-0 no matter which team you encounter is a very, very bad result. Unexpected if you consider the first half-hour of the match. I did not witness us creating so much in the initial 30 minutes perhaps the whole campaign, 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 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 ones we concede go in.”