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Arne Slot stated he had to “look at myself” after Liverpool suffered a 6th defeat in 7 English top-flight matches at home to Forest and affirmed he would find a way out of the title holders' slump.

Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, produced the largest win at Anfield in their club records as Liverpool slipped to an 8th defeat in eleven matches in all competitions. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, was once more unnoticeable and the home side argued Murillo’s first goal should have been disallowed for comparable grounds to Virgil van Dijk’s disallowed effort versus City prior to the international break. But Slot conceded the buck 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 Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to look at myself first and my squad, but it does show you how a score can alter the flow of a match. Before I was just hoping for us to net a goal. Later we hardly created anything.

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

“I want to stress I am accountable for the present defeats. You are answerable when you are winning but also responsible when you are defeated. I can never provide sufficient excuses for us to have the results we have. That is far from acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s performance fell apart as Slot made several offensive changes when chasing the match. “It was the same on the road at Nottingham Forest last season,” he remarked. “I substituted Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] off and brought on the Portuguese forward and he scored straight away to make it 1-1. At that time it was brave, currently it’s likely unwise.”

Liverpool previously were defeated in back-to-back at Anfield league games by Forest in the sixties. The most recent occasion they suffered back-to-back top-flight games by a three-goal margin was in 1965.

The manager said: “It was extremely poor. Playing on home soil, losing 3-0 regardless of which opponent you face is a terrible result. Surprising if you consider the opening 30 minutes of the match. I did not witness us creating so many chances in the opening half-hour perhaps the entire season, and the initial occasion they arrived in our penalty area they found the back of the net.

“It wasn’t against Manchester City, but in all other game we have been the dominant side and were capable to generate chances. Lately it is almost constantly that we miss our chances and the ones we allow go in.”