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Arne Slot stated he needed to “look at myself” following the Reds suffered a 6th defeat in 7 Premier League matches on their own turf against Forest and affirmed he would find a solution from the title holders' poor run.

Nottingham Forest, fighting against the drop before kick off, produced the largest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their history as Liverpool slipped to an 8th defeat in eleven fixtures in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was once more anonymous and Liverpool contended Murillo’s first goal should have been ruled out for comparable grounds to Virgil van Dijk’s disallowed effort versus Manchester City before the international break. But the manager admitted the buck stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wants to listen to me now talking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” said the Liverpool head coach. “I should look at my own role first and my team, but it demonstrates you how a goal can alter the momentum of a game. Earlier I was just waiting for us to score a strike. Later we barely created any chances.

“Of course there is a way out, especially with the talented footballers we have. No matter if you triumph or lose when you look back you are always thinking: ‘Where can we improve, where can we adjust?’ but that is different from questioning yourself.

“I wish to emphasise 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 excuses for us to have the results we have. That is not acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

The team's display fell apart as the coach made several offensive changes when chasing the game. “It was the identical away at Nottingham Forest last season,” he said. “I substituted the French defender off and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he scored straight away to equalize at 1-1. At that time it was brave, currently it’s likely stupid.”

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

The manager commented: “It was extremely poor. Competing on home soil, conceding 3-0 regardless of which opponent you encounter is a terrible result. Surprising if you look at the first half-hour of the match. I haven’t seen us producing so many chances in the opening half-hour maybe the whole campaign, and the first time they arrived in our penalty area they scored.

“It did not happen against Manchester City, but in all other game we have been the dominant side and were able to generate opportunities. Recently it is almost consistently that we fail to convert our chances and the attempts we allow find the net.”