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Arne Slot declared he needed to “look at myself” after Liverpool endured a sixth defeat in seven Premier League games on their own turf to Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would find a way from the champions’ poor run.

Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, produced the largest win at Liverpool's stadium in their history as Liverpool slipped to an 8th loss in eleven matches in every tournament. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, was once more unnoticeable and the home side contended Murillo’s first goal ought to have been disallowed for similar reasons to the captain's disallowed effort versus City prior to the national team pause. But Slot admitted the responsibility stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“Nobody wants to hear me now speaking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest,” said the Reds' boss. “I should examine myself first and my team, but it demonstrates you how a goal can change the flow of a match. Before I was just hoping for us to net a goal. Later we barely generated any chances.

“Of course there is a way out, particularly with the talented players we have. Regardless if you triumph or are beaten when you reflect you are always considering: ‘Where can we improve, where can we make changes?’ but that is different from questioning your abilities.

“I wish to emphasise I am responsible for the current defeats. You are answerable when you are victorious but also liable when you are defeated. I can never provide enough reasons for us to have the results we have. That is not good enough and I am to blame for that.”

The team's performance unravelled as the coach introduced multiple attacking changes when chasing the game. “It was the same on the road at Forest last season,” he remarked. “I took the French defender out and put on the Portuguese forward and he scored straight away to make it 1-1. Then it was courageous, now it’s likely unwise.”

Liverpool last lost two successive at Anfield Premier League fixtures against Forest in the sixties. The most recent occasion they suffered back-to-back league matches by a 3-0 margin was in 1965.

The manager said: “It was very bad. Competing on home soil, conceding 3-0 regardless of which team you encounter is a very, very bad result. Unexpected if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the game. I did not witness us creating so many chances in the initial 30 minutes maybe the entire campaign, and the first time they entered 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 create opportunities. Recently it is nearly consistently that we miss our chances and the ones we allow go in.”