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Liverpool's head coach stated he needed to “examine my own performance” following the Reds suffered a sixth loss in seven Premier League matches at home to Forest and affirmed he would discover a way out of the champions’ poor run.

Nottingham Forest, fighting against the drop before kick off, delivered the largest victory at Anfield in their history as the Merseyside club fell to an eighth loss in 11 fixtures 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 comparable grounds to the captain's disallowed effort versus Manchester City before the national team pause. But the manager conceded the responsibility rested with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wants to hear me now talking about refereeing decisions if you are defeated 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to look at my own role first and my squad, but it does show you how a goal can alter the momentum of a game. Before I was just hoping for us to score a strike. Afterwards we barely generated any chances.

“Of course there is a path forward, particularly with the talented footballers we have. No matter if you triumph or lose when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we do better, in what aspects can we adjust?’ but that is something else from doubting your abilities.

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

The team's display unravelled as the coach made multiple offensive changes when pursuing the match. “It was the identical away at Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I took Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] off and put on the Portuguese forward and he found the net straight away to equalize at 1-1. Then it was brave, now it’s likely stupid.”

The Anfield side last lost two successive home league games by Nottingham Forest in the sixties. The last time they lost back-to-back top-flight matches by a three-goal margin was in the mid-60s.

Slot said: “It was extremely poor. Playing at home, conceding 3-0 no matter which team you encounter is a terrible outcome. Surprising if you look at the first half-hour of the game. I did not witness us producing so much in the opening half-hour maybe the whole season, and the first time they arrived in our box they found the back of the net.

“It did not happen against Manchester City, but in every other fixture we have been the controlling side and were able to create chances. Recently it is nearly constantly that we fail to convert our opportunities and the attempts we concede find the net.”