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Arne Slot declared he needed to “look at myself” after the Reds suffered a 6th defeat in seven English top-flight games at home to Forest and insisted he would discover a way from the title holders' slump.

Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, delivered the largest win at Anfield in their club records as the Merseyside club slipped to an eighth defeat in eleven matches in every tournament. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, was again anonymous 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 Manchester City before the national team pause. But the manager admitted the responsibility rested with him and offered no alibis.

“Nobody wants to hear me now talking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Nottingham Forest,” said the Reds' boss. “I should look at myself initially and my team, but it does show you how a goal can alter the momentum of a game. Before I was just waiting for us to score a strike. Later we hardly generated any chances.

“Of course there is a way out, especially with the talented players we have. Regardless if you triumph or lose when you look back you are always considering: ‘Where can we improve, in what aspects can we adjust?’ but that is something else from doubting yourself.

“I wish to stress I am responsible for the present defeats. You are answerable when you are victorious but also liable when you are defeated. I can not provide enough excuses for us to have the outcomes we have. That is not good enough and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s performance unravelled as Slot made multiple attacking changes when pursuing the match. “It was the identical away at Nottingham Forest the previous campaign,” he remarked. “I took the French defender out and put on the Portuguese forward and he scored straight away to equalize at 1-1. Then it was brave, currently it’s probably unwise.”

The Anfield side last lost back-to-back at Anfield league games against Forest in the sixties. The last time they lost consecutive league matches by a three-goal margin was in 1965.

Slot commented: “It was very bad. Competing on home soil, losing 3-0 no matter which team you face is a very, very bad result. Unexpected if you consider the opening 30 minutes of the match. I did not witness us creating so many chances in the initial 30 minutes perhaps the whole campaign, and the first time they entered in our box they scored.

“It did not happen against Manchester City, but in all other fixture we have been the controlling side and were capable to create opportunities. Lately it is nearly constantly that we miss our chances and the attempts we allow go in.”