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Liverpool's head coach stated he needed to “look at myself” after Liverpool suffered a 6th loss in 7 Premier League matches on their own turf against Forest and insisted he would find a way from the champions’ poor run.

Forest, fighting against the drop before kick off, produced the biggest win at Anfield in their history as Liverpool slipped to an eighth loss in eleven fixtures in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was again anonymous and the home side argued Murillo’s opener should have been ruled out for similar reasons to Virgil van Dijk’s chalked-off goal versus Manchester City before the international break. But Slot admitted the buck rested with him and made no excuses.

“Nobody wishes to listen to me now speaking about refereeing decisions 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 team, but it demonstrates you how a score can alter the flow of a match. Earlier I was just waiting for us to net a goal. Later we barely generated any chances.

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

“I want to stress I am responsible for the current losses. You are answerable when you are winning but also responsible when you are defeated. I can never provide enough excuses for us to have the outcomes we have. That is not acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s display unravelled as the coach made several attacking changes when chasing the game. “It was the identical on the road at Nottingham Forest the previous campaign,” he remarked. “I substituted the French defender out and brought on the Portuguese forward and he scored immediately to equalize at 1-1. Then it was brave, now it’s likely stupid.”

Liverpool last lost back-to-back at Anfield league fixtures by Nottingham Forest in the sixties. The most recent occasion they lost back-to-back league games by a three-goal scoreline was in the mid-60s.

Slot said: “It was very bad. Competing at home, losing 3-0 regardless of which opponent you encounter is a terrible outcome. Unexpected if you consider the first half-hour of the game. I haven’t seen us producing so many chances in the opening half-hour perhaps the entire season, and the initial occasion they entered in our penalty area they found the back of the net.

“It wasn’t against Manchester City, but in every other fixture we have been the controlling team and were able to create chances. Recently it is almost constantly that we miss our opportunities and the attempts we concede find the net.”