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Arne Slot stated he had to “examine my own performance” after the Reds suffered a sixth defeat in seven Premier League matches at home against Forest and insisted he would find a solution out of the title holders' poor run.

Nottingham Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, produced the biggest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as the Merseyside club fell to an 8th loss in eleven matches in every tournament. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, was again unnoticeable and the home side contended Murillo’s opener should have been disallowed for similar reasons to the captain's chalked-off goal versus City prior to the international break. But the manager conceded the buck stopped with him and made no excuses.

“Nobody wants to listen to me now speaking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to examine my own role initially and my team, but it demonstrates you how a score can alter the momentum of a game. Earlier I was just waiting for us to score a strike. Later we hardly created anything.

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

“I want to emphasise I am responsible for the present defeats. You are responsible when you are winning but also liable when you are defeated. I can not provide sufficient excuses for us to have the outcomes we have. That is far from acceptable and I am to blame for that.”

Liverpool’s display unravelled as the coach introduced multiple attacking substitutions when chasing the match. “It was the identical away at Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I substituted the French defender out and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he scored immediately to make it 1-1. At that time it was brave, currently it’s probably unwise.”

Liverpool last lost two successive home league games against Nottingham Forest in 1963. The most recent occasion they lost back-to-back top-flight games by a three-goal margin was in 1965.

Slot commented: “It was extremely poor. Playing on home soil, losing 3-0 regardless of which team you face is a very, very bad result. Unexpected if you consider the first half-hour of the game. I haven’t seen us producing so much in the opening half-hour perhaps the entire season, and the first time they arrived in our penalty area they scored.

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