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Liverpool's head coach declared he needed to “look at myself” after Liverpool endured a sixth loss in seven Premier League games on their own turf to Forest and affirmed he would find a solution out of the champions’ slump.

Nottingham Forest, fighting against the drop prior to the match, delivered the biggest victory 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 unnoticeable and the home side contended Murillo’s opener ought to have been ruled out for comparable grounds to the captain's disallowed effort versus City before the national team pause. But Slot conceded the responsibility rested with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wants to hear me now speaking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” stated the Liverpool head coach. “I ought to look at my own role first and my team, but it demonstrates you how a score can alter the momentum of a game. Earlier I was just waiting for us to net a goal. Later we barely generated any chances.

“Of course there is a way out, particularly with the quality players we have. No matter if you triumph or are beaten when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘Where can we do better, in what aspects can we adjust?’ but that is different from questioning your abilities.

“I want to emphasise I am accountable for the present losses. You are responsible when you are winning but also liable when you are losing. I can not come up with enough reasons for us to have the outcomes we have. That is far from acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

The team's performance unravelled as Slot made several attacking changes when pursuing the match. “It was the same on the road at Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I substituted the French defender off and put on the Portuguese forward and he scored immediately to make it 1-1. At that time it was courageous, currently it’s likely stupid.”

The Anfield side previously were defeated in back-to-back home league fixtures by Nottingham Forest in 1963. The most recent occasion they suffered back-to-back top-flight games by a 3-0 margin was in 1965.

Slot commented: “It was extremely poor. Playing on home soil, conceding 3-0 regardless of which opponent you encounter is a terrible outcome. Surprising if you consider the first half-hour of the game. I haven’t seen us creating so much in the initial 30 minutes perhaps the whole season, and the first time they entered in our penalty area they scored.

“It wasn’t against Manchester City, but in all other game we have been the dominant team and were capable to generate opportunities. Recently it is almost consistently that we miss our opportunities and the ones we concede find the net.”