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Arne Slot stated he needed to “look at myself” following Liverpool endured a sixth defeat in seven Premier League games on their own turf to Forest and affirmed he would discover a solution out of the champions’ slump.

Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, produced the biggest win at Anfield in their history as Liverpool fell to an 8th defeat in eleven matches in every tournament. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, was again unnoticeable and Liverpool argued Murillo’s first goal ought to have been ruled out for comparable grounds to Virgil van Dijk’s disallowed effort versus Manchester City before the national team pause. But Slot conceded the buck rested with him and made no excuses.

“No one wishes to hear me now speaking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to look at my own role initially and my squad, but it does show you how a score can change the momentum of a game. Earlier I was just hoping for us to score a goal. Later we hardly generated anything.

“Naturally there is a way out, especially with the talented footballers we have. Regardless if you triumph or are beaten when you look back you are always considering: ‘In which areas can we improve, where can we adjust?’ but that is different from doubting your abilities.

“I want to emphasise I am accountable for the present defeats. You are answerable when you are victorious but also responsible when you are losing. I can not come up with sufficient reasons for us to have the results we have. That is far from acceptable and I am to blame for that.”

Liverpool’s display fell apart as Slot made several offensive substitutions when pursuing the match. “It was the same on the road at Forest last season,” he remarked. “I substituted Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] off and put on [Diogo] Jota and he scored immediately to make it 1-1. Then it was brave, now it’s likely stupid.”

Liverpool previously were defeated in back-to-back at Anfield league games by 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.

The manager said: “It was very bad. Playing at home, conceding 3-0 no matter which team you encounter is a very, very bad result. Surprising if you consider the opening 30 minutes of the game. I haven’t seen us creating so much in the opening half-hour maybe the whole campaign, and the initial occasion they arrived in our penalty area they scored.

“It did not happen at City, but in all other game we have been the controlling team and were capable to generate chances. Recently it is almost consistently that we miss our opportunities and the ones we concede go in.”