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Arne Slot declared he needed to “examine my own performance” after Liverpool suffered a sixth loss in seven English top-flight games at home to Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would find a way out of the title holders' poor run.

Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, produced the largest win at Anfield in their history as Liverpool slipped to an eighth defeat in 11 matches in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was once more anonymous and Liverpool contended Murillo’s first goal ought to have been disallowed for comparable grounds to the captain's chalked-off goal versus Manchester City prior to the international break. But the manager admitted the responsibility rested with him and offered no alibis.

“Nobody wishes to listen to me now talking about refereeing decisions if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” stated the Liverpool head coach. “I should look at myself initially and my squad, but it demonstrates you how a score can change the momentum of a match. Earlier I was just hoping for us to score a strike. Afterwards we hardly generated any chances.

“Naturally there is a path forward, particularly with the talented footballers we have. Regardless if you win or are beaten when you reflect you are always considering: ‘In which areas can we do better, where can we make changes?’ but that is different from questioning your abilities.

“I wish to emphasise I am responsible for the present losses. You are responsible when you are winning but also liable when you are defeated. I can not provide sufficient reasons for us to have the outcomes we have. That is not acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s performance fell apart as Slot made several offensive substitutions when chasing the match. “It was the same on the road at Nottingham Forest the previous campaign,” he remarked. “I substituted the French defender off and brought on the Portuguese forward and he found the net straight away to make it 1-1. At that time it was brave, now it’s likely stupid.”

The Anfield side last lost two successive home Premier League fixtures against Nottingham Forest in 1963. The last time they suffered back-to-back league games by a 3-0 scoreline was in 1965.

The manager commented: “It was extremely poor. Competing on home soil, conceding 3-0 no matter which team you face is a very, very bad result. Unexpected if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the game. I did not witness us producing so many chances in the initial half-hour perhaps the entire season, and the first time they arrived in our penalty area they scored.

“It did not happen against Manchester City, but in all other fixture we have been the dominant team and were capable to generate opportunities. Lately it is almost consistently that we fail to convert our chances and the ones we concede find the net.”