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Arne Slot stated he needed to “examine my own performance” following the Reds suffered a 6th loss in seven English top-flight matches at home against Nottingham Forest and insisted he would find a way from the title holders' slump.

Nottingham Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, produced the largest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as the Merseyside club slipped to an 8th defeat in eleven fixtures in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was again unnoticeable and Liverpool argued Murillo’s first goal ought to have been ruled out for comparable grounds to the captain's chalked-off goal versus City before the national team pause. But the manager admitted the buck rested with him and offered no alibis.

“Nobody wishes to hear me now speaking about refereeing decisions if you are defeated 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest,” said the Liverpool head coach. “I ought to examine myself initially and my team, but it demonstrates you how a goal can alter the flow of a match. Earlier I was just waiting for us to score a goal. Afterwards we hardly created anything.

“Naturally there is a way out, especially with the talented players we have. Regardless if you win or lose when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we improve, in what aspects can we adjust?’ but that is something else from questioning yourself.

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

Liverpool’s performance fell apart as Slot made multiple offensive substitutions when pursuing the game. “It was the same on the road at Nottingham Forest last season,” he remarked. “I took the French defender off and put on the Portuguese forward and he found the net immediately to make it 1-1. At that time it was brave, now it’s likely stupid.”

Liverpool previously were defeated in two successive at Anfield Premier League games against Nottingham Forest in the sixties. The last time they lost back-to-back top-flight games by a three-goal scoreline was in the mid-60s.

Slot commented: “It was extremely poor. Competing at home, conceding 3-0 no matter which opponent you face is a terrible result. Surprising if you consider the first half-hour of the game. I haven’t seen us producing so many chances in the initial 30 minutes perhaps the entire season, and the first time they arrived in our box they found the back of the net.

“It did not happen at City, but in every other game we have been the dominant team and were capable to generate chances. Recently it is nearly constantly that we miss our chances and the ones we allow go in.”