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Arne Slot declared he needed to “look at myself” after Liverpool endured a 6th defeat in seven Premier League games at home to Forest and affirmed he would discover a solution from the champions’ poor run.

Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, produced the biggest win at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as Liverpool slipped to an eighth defeat in 11 matches in all competitions. The British record signing, Alexander Isak, was once more unnoticeable and the home side contended Murillo’s first goal should have been disallowed for comparable grounds to the captain's chalked-off goal against City before the international break. But Slot admitted the responsibility rested with him and offered no alibis.

“Nobody wishes to listen to me now talking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I should examine myself initially and my squad, but it does show you how a goal can alter the momentum of a match. Earlier I was just hoping for us to score a strike. Afterwards we hardly created any chances.

“Of course there is a way out, especially with the quality players we have. No matter if you win or lose when you reflect you are always considering: ‘In which areas can we do better, in what aspects can we make changes?’ but that is different from doubting yourself.

“I want to stress I am accountable for the current defeats. You are answerable when you are winning but also liable when you are losing. I can never provide sufficient reasons for us to have the results we have. That is far from good enough and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s performance fell apart as Slot introduced multiple attacking changes when chasing the match. “It was the same away at Forest the previous campaign,” he remarked. “I took Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] off and put on the Portuguese forward and he scored immediately to equalize at 1-1. Then it was courageous, now it’s likely unwise.”

Liverpool previously were defeated in two successive home Premier League games against Forest in the sixties. The most recent occasion they lost consecutive top-flight matches by a 3-0 scoreline was in the mid-60s.

The manager commented: “It was extremely poor. Competing on home soil, losing 3-0 regardless of which opponent you face is a very, very bad result. Unexpected if you consider the first half-hour of the game. I did not witness us producing so much in the initial 30 minutes perhaps the whole season, and the first time they entered in our box they found the back of the net.

“It did not happen against Manchester City, but in all other fixture we have been the dominant team and were capable to generate opportunities. Lately it is nearly consistently that we fail to convert our chances and the attempts we allow go in.”