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Liverpool's head coach stated he needed to “look at myself” after the Reds endured a sixth loss in seven Premier League matches on their own turf against Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would find a way out of the champions’ slump.

Nottingham Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, produced the biggest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their history as Liverpool slipped to an 8th loss in 11 matches in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was once more unnoticeable and Liverpool contended Murillo’s first goal should have been ruled out for similar reasons to the captain's chalked-off goal versus City before the national team pause. But Slot admitted the responsibility rested with him and offered no alibis.

“Nobody wishes to hear me now speaking about refereeing decisions if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” said the Liverpool head coach. “I should examine my own role first and my squad, but it demonstrates you how a score can change the momentum of a match. Earlier I was just waiting for us to score a strike. Later we barely generated anything.

“Naturally there is a way out, particularly with the quality players we have. No matter if you triumph 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 something else from doubting yourself.

“I wish to stress I am responsible for the present defeats. You are answerable when you are winning but also liable when you are defeated. I can not come up with sufficient reasons for us to have the results we have. That is far from acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s display fell apart as the coach introduced several attacking substitutions when pursuing the match. “It was the same on the road at Forest the previous campaign,” he remarked. “I took the French defender out and brought on the Portuguese forward and he scored straight away to equalize at 1-1. At that time it was brave, now it’s likely unwise.”

The Anfield side previously were defeated in two successive at Anfield league games by Nottingham Forest in the sixties. The last time they lost consecutive league matches by a three-goal margin was in 1965.

The manager commented: “It was very bad. Playing at home, losing 3-0 regardless of which opponent you encounter is a very, very bad outcome. Surprising if you look at the first half-hour of the game. I did not witness us creating so many chances in the opening 30 minutes perhaps the whole season, and the initial occasion they arrived in our penalty area they scored.

“It wasn’t against Manchester City, but in every other game we have been the controlling team and were able to generate opportunities. Recently it is nearly constantly that we fail to convert our opportunities and the attempts we concede find the net.”