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Arne Slot declared he needed to “look at myself” following the Reds endured a sixth loss in 7 Premier League games on their own turf to Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would discover a solution out of the title holders' slump.

Nottingham Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, produced the largest victory at Anfield in their club records as the Merseyside club slipped to an eighth defeat in 11 matches in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was again unnoticeable and the home side contended Murillo’s opener should have been disallowed for similar reasons to Virgil van Dijk’s disallowed effort versus City prior to the national team pause. But the manager conceded the buck rested with him and made no excuses.

“No one wishes to hear me now talking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Liverpool head coach. “I should examine my own role initially and my squad, but it demonstrates you how a goal can change the flow of a game. Before I was just hoping for us to net a goal. Afterwards we barely created any chances.

“Naturally there is a way out, especially with the talented players we have. No matter if you win or lose when you look back you are always thinking: ‘Where can we improve, where can we make changes?’ but that is something else from doubting your abilities.

“I want to emphasise I am responsible for the current defeats. You are answerable when you are victorious but also responsible when you are losing. I can not provide enough excuses for us to have the outcomes we have. That is not acceptable and I am to blame for that.”

Liverpool’s display unravelled as Slot introduced multiple offensive changes when chasing the game. “It was the identical on the road at Nottingham Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I substituted the French defender out and put on [Diogo] Jota and he scored straight away to make it 1-1. At that time it was courageous, currently it’s probably stupid.”

Liverpool previously were defeated in back-to-back home league fixtures against Nottingham Forest in 1963. The most recent occasion they lost consecutive top-flight matches by a three-goal scoreline was in 1965.

The manager commented: “It was very bad. Playing on home soil, conceding 3-0 regardless of which opponent you face is a very, very bad result. Surprising if you look at the first half-hour of the match. I did not witness us producing so many chances in the opening 30 minutes perhaps the whole campaign, and the first time they arrived in our penalty area they scored.

“It did not happen against Manchester City, but in every other game we have been the controlling team and were capable to create opportunities. Recently it is almost consistently that we miss our opportunities and the ones we allow go in.”