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Liverpool's head coach stated he had to “examine my own performance” after the Reds suffered a 6th defeat in seven Premier League matches on their own turf to Forest and insisted he would discover a solution out of the title holders' slump.

Nottingham Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, produced the largest victory at Anfield in their history as Liverpool fell to an eighth defeat in eleven matches in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was once more anonymous and the home side argued Murillo’s opener ought to have been disallowed for comparable grounds to the captain's disallowed effort against Manchester City before the national team pause. But Slot conceded the responsibility stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wishes to listen to me now talking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to examine myself first and my team, but it does show you how a goal can change the momentum of a game. Earlier I was just waiting for us to score a strike. Afterwards we hardly created any chances.

“Naturally there is a path forward, particularly with the talented footballers we have. No matter if you win or lose when you reflect you are always considering: ‘Where can we improve, where can we adjust?’ but that is different from questioning your abilities.

“I wish to stress I am accountable for the current losses. You are responsible when you are winning but also liable when you are defeated. I can never come up with enough excuses for us to have the outcomes we have. That is not acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s display fell apart as the coach made multiple attacking changes when chasing the game. “It was the identical on the road at Forest last season,” he remarked. “I substituted the French defender off and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he found the net straight away to make it 1-1. Then it was courageous, now it’s probably stupid.”

The Anfield side last lost two successive at Anfield league fixtures by Forest in the sixties. The last time they lost back-to-back league games by a 3-0 scoreline was in the mid-60s.

Slot said: “It was extremely poor. Playing on home soil, conceding 3-0 regardless of which team you encounter is a very, very bad outcome. Unexpected if you consider the first half-hour of the game. I did not witness us creating so much in the initial 30 minutes perhaps the whole season, and the initial occasion they entered in our box they scored.

“It wasn’t against Manchester City, but in every other fixture we have been the dominant team and were able to create opportunities. Recently it is nearly constantly that we fail to convert our opportunities and the ones we allow go in.”