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Liverpool's head coach stated he had to “look at myself” after Liverpool endured a sixth loss in 7 Premier League games on their own turf against Forest and affirmed he would find a solution out of the title holders' slump.

Forest, fighting against the drop before kick off, produced the largest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their history as the Merseyside club slipped to an 8th loss in eleven fixtures in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was once more unnoticeable and Liverpool contended Murillo’s first goal ought to have been ruled out for comparable grounds to Virgil van Dijk’s chalked-off goal against City prior to the international break. But the manager conceded the responsibility rested with him and made no excuses.

“Nobody wants to hear me now talking about refereeing decisions if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I should look at my own role initially and my squad, but it demonstrates you how a score can alter the flow of a match. Earlier I was just waiting for us to score a strike. Afterwards we hardly created any chances.

“Of course there is a way out, particularly with the talented players 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 different from questioning your abilities.

“I wish to emphasise I am accountable for the current defeats. You are responsible when you are winning but also liable when you are defeated. I can not come up with sufficient excuses for us to have the outcomes we have. That is not acceptable and I am to blame for that.”

The team's display unravelled as the coach made multiple attacking substitutions when pursuing the match. “It was the identical on the road at Nottingham Forest last season,” he said. “I took the French defender off and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he found the net immediately 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 by Nottingham Forest in 1963. The most recent occasion they lost consecutive top-flight matches by a 3-0 scoreline was in the mid-60s.

Slot said: “It was very bad. Competing on home soil, conceding 3-0 regardless of which opponent you face is a very, very bad outcome. Unexpected if you consider the first half-hour of the match. I did not witness us creating so many chances in the initial half-hour perhaps the whole season, and the first time they arrived in our box they scored.

“It wasn’t at City, but in every other game we have been the controlling team and were able to generate opportunities. Recently it is almost consistently that we miss our chances and the ones we allow find the net.”