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Arne Slot stated he had to “look at myself” following the Reds suffered a sixth loss in 7 Premier League matches at home against Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would discover a way from the champions’ slump.

Nottingham Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, produced the biggest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their history as the Merseyside club fell to an eighth defeat in eleven fixtures in all competitions. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, was again unnoticeable and the home side argued Murillo’s first goal ought to have been ruled out for comparable grounds to Virgil van Dijk’s chalked-off goal versus City before 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 refereeing decisions if you are defeated 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I should look at my own role initially and my team, but it demonstrates you how a score can change the flow of a game. Earlier I was just hoping for us to net a strike. Later we barely created anything.

“Naturally there is a way out, especially with the talented footballers we have. No matter if you triumph or are beaten when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we improve, where can we make changes?’ but that is something else from questioning your abilities.

“I wish to stress I am responsible for the present defeats. You are answerable when you are winning but also responsible when you are defeated. I can never come up with enough reasons for us to have the outcomes we have. That is far from acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s performance fell apart as Slot made multiple offensive changes when chasing the game. “It was the same away at Forest last season,” he remarked. “I substituted Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] out and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he scored immediately to equalize at 1-1. At that time it was brave, currently it’s probably unwise.”

The Anfield side last lost back-to-back home Premier League fixtures against Forest in 1963. The most recent occasion they lost back-to-back league games by a three-goal margin was in 1965.

The manager commented: “It was extremely poor. Competing at home, losing 3-0 no matter which team you face is a terrible outcome. Unexpected if you consider the first half-hour of the match. I haven’t seen us creating so much in the initial half-hour perhaps the whole season, and the first time they entered in our penalty area they found the back of the net.

“It wasn’t at City, but in all other fixture we have been the dominant team and were capable to create opportunities. Lately it is almost consistently that we miss our chances and the ones we concede find the net.”