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Arne Slot declared he had to “look at myself” following Liverpool endured a 6th defeat in 7 English top-flight games on their own turf to Forest and insisted he would discover a way out of the champions’ slump.

Forest, fighting against the drop prior to the match, produced the biggest win at Anfield in their club records as Liverpool slipped to an 8th defeat in 11 matches in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was again unnoticeable and the home side contended Murillo’s first goal ought to have been disallowed for similar reasons to the captain's disallowed effort against City prior to the national team pause. But the manager admitted the buck stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“Nobody wishes to listen to me now speaking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” said the Liverpool head coach. “I should examine my own role first and my team, but it does show you how a score can change the flow of a match. Earlier I was just hoping for us to net a goal. Afterwards we hardly created anything.

“Naturally 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 improve, where can we adjust?’ but that is something else from doubting your abilities.

“I wish to stress I am responsible for the present losses. You are responsible when you are victorious but also responsible when you are defeated. I can never come up with sufficient excuses for us to have the results we have. That is far from acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s display fell apart as Slot introduced multiple attacking changes when chasing the match. “It was the identical on the road at Nottingham Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I substituted the French defender out and put on the Portuguese forward and he found the net immediately to equalize at 1-1. At that time it was brave, currently it’s likely unwise.”

Liverpool last lost back-to-back at Anfield Premier League games by Forest in the sixties. The most recent occasion they lost consecutive league matches by a three-goal margin was in 1965.

Slot commented: “It was very bad. Playing at home, conceding 3-0 no matter which opponent you encounter is a terrible outcome. Unexpected if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the game. I haven’t seen us producing so much in the opening half-hour maybe the entire campaign, and the first time they arrived in our box they scored.

“It did not happen against Manchester City, but in all other game we have been the controlling side and were able to generate opportunities. Recently it is nearly constantly that we fail to convert our opportunities and the attempts we allow go in.”