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Liverpool's head coach stated he needed to “look at myself” after Liverpool endured a sixth loss in 7 English top-flight games at home to Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would find a solution out of the champions’ poor run.

Nottingham Forest, fighting against the drop before kick off, produced the biggest win at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as the Merseyside club fell to an 8th loss in eleven fixtures in all competitions. The British record signing, Alexander Isak, was again unnoticeable and Liverpool argued Murillo’s opener ought to have been ruled out for similar reasons to the captain's disallowed effort versus Manchester City prior to the international break. But the manager conceded the responsibility rested with him and offered no alibis.

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

“Of course there is a way out, particularly with the talented footballers we have. No matter if you triumph or lose when you look back you are always considering: ‘Where can we improve, in what aspects can we make changes?’ but that is different from doubting yourself.

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

The team's display fell apart as Slot made multiple offensive changes when chasing the match. “It was the identical away at Nottingham Forest last season,” he remarked. “I substituted the French defender out and put on [Diogo] Jota and he found the net immediately to equalize at 1-1. At that time it was courageous, now it’s probably stupid.”

Liverpool last lost back-to-back at Anfield Premier League games against Forest in the sixties. The most recent occasion they lost consecutive league matches by a 3-0 scoreline was in the mid-60s.

Slot commented: “It was very bad. Competing on home soil, losing 3-0 regardless of which opponent you face is a very, very bad result. Surprising if you consider the first half-hour of the match. I did not witness us producing so many chances in the opening 30 minutes perhaps the whole campaign, and the initial occasion they entered in our penalty area they found the back of the net.

“It wasn’t against Manchester City, but in all other fixture we have been the dominant side and were able to create chances. Recently it is almost constantly that we miss our opportunities and the attempts we allow find the net.”