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Arne Slot stated he needed to “look at myself” following the Reds endured a sixth loss in seven Premier League matches on their own turf against Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would find a solution out of the title holders' slump.

Nottingham Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, produced the largest win at Anfield in their club records as Liverpool fell to an 8th defeat in 11 fixtures in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was once more unnoticeable and the home side contended Murillo’s first goal should have been disallowed for comparable grounds to Virgil van Dijk’s chalked-off goal versus City prior to the international break. But Slot admitted the buck rested with him and made no excuses.

“Nobody wants to hear me now talking about refereeing decisions if you are defeated 3-0 at home to Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I should examine myself initially and my team, but it does show you how a goal can alter the flow of a match. Earlier I was just hoping for us to score a goal. Later we hardly generated anything.

“Of course there is a path forward, especially with the quality players we have. No matter if you win or lose when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we do better, in what aspects can we adjust?’ but that is different from doubting your abilities.

“I wish to emphasise I am responsible for the present defeats. You are answerable when you are victorious but also responsible when you are defeated. I can not provide enough reasons for us to have the results we have. That is far from acceptable and I am to blame for that.”

Liverpool’s performance unravelled as Slot introduced several offensive substitutions when chasing the match. “It was the same on the road at Forest last season,” he remarked. “I took the French defender out and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he scored straight away to make it 1-1. At that time it was brave, currently it’s probably unwise.”

Liverpool previously were defeated in back-to-back home Premier League games against Nottingham Forest in the sixties. The last time they lost back-to-back top-flight games by a 3-0 scoreline was in 1965.

The manager commented: “It was very bad. Playing at home, conceding 3-0 no matter which team you face is a terrible result. Surprising if you look at the first half-hour of the game. I haven’t seen us creating so many chances in the initial half-hour perhaps the whole campaign, and the first time they entered in our box they found the back of the net.

“It did not happen at City, but in every other fixture we have been the controlling side and were able to generate opportunities. Lately it is nearly consistently that we fail to convert our chances and the attempts we concede go in.”