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Liverpool's head coach declared he needed to “look at myself” following the Reds endured a 6th defeat in seven English top-flight matches at home to Forest and insisted he would find a solution out of the title holders' slump.

Forest, fighting against the drop prior to the match, produced the biggest win at Anfield in their history as Liverpool slipped to an eighth loss in eleven fixtures in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was once more unnoticeable and Liverpool argued Murillo’s first goal ought to have been disallowed for comparable grounds to Virgil van Dijk’s chalked-off goal against City prior to the international break. But Slot conceded the responsibility stopped with him and made no excuses.

“No one wants to listen to me now talking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 at home to Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I should examine myself first and my team, but it demonstrates you how a goal can change the momentum of a match. Earlier I was just hoping for us to net a strike. Afterwards we barely generated any chances.

“Naturally there is a path forward, especially with the quality players we have. No matter if you win or are beaten when you look back you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we do better, in what aspects can we make changes?’ but that is something else from doubting yourself.

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

The team's performance unravelled as Slot made several attacking substitutions when chasing the match. “It was the same away at Nottingham Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I took the French defender off and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he scored immediately to equalize at 1-1. At that time it was courageous, currently it’s probably stupid.”

The Anfield side last lost two successive home Premier League fixtures by Nottingham Forest in 1963. The last time they lost consecutive league games by a three-goal scoreline was in the mid-60s.

Slot commented: “It was very bad. Playing at home, losing 3-0 regardless of which team you encounter is a very, very bad outcome. Surprising if you consider the first half-hour of the match. I haven’t seen us creating so much in the opening 30 minutes perhaps the whole season, and the initial occasion they entered in our box they found the back of the net.

“It did not happen against Manchester City, but in every other game we have been the dominant side and were capable to create opportunities. Lately it is almost constantly that we fail to convert our opportunities and the ones we allow go in.”