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Arne Slot declared he had to “examine my own performance” after the Reds endured a 6th loss in 7 Premier League matches at home to Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would find a solution out of the title holders' slump.

Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, produced the largest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as Liverpool slipped to an eighth loss in 11 fixtures in every tournament. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, was again anonymous and the home side argued Murillo’s first goal ought to have been disallowed for comparable grounds to the captain's chalked-off goal against City before the national team pause. But the manager admitted the responsibility stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wants to listen to me now talking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” said the Reds' boss. “I ought to examine myself initially and my squad, but it does show you how a score can alter the momentum of a match. Before I was just waiting for us to net a strike. Later we barely created anything.

“Naturally there is a path forward, particularly with the talented players we have. Regardless if you win or lose when you look back you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we do better, where can we adjust?’ but that is different from questioning yourself.

“I want to stress I am accountable for the present losses. You are answerable when you are victorious but also responsible when you are defeated. I can never come up with enough excuses for us to have the results we have. That is not good enough and I am to blame for that.”

Liverpool’s performance unravelled as the coach made several attacking changes when pursuing the game. “It was the identical away at Forest last season,” he remarked. “I substituted the French defender out and put on [Diogo] Jota and he scored immediately to make it 1-1. Then it was courageous, now it’s likely unwise.”

Liverpool previously were defeated in two successive home Premier League games by Forest in 1963. The most recent occasion they suffered back-to-back top-flight matches by a three-goal margin was in the mid-60s.

Slot commented: “It was very bad. Playing on home soil, conceding 3-0 regardless of which team you encounter is a terrible outcome. Unexpected if you look at the first half-hour of the game. I did not witness us creating so much in the opening 30 minutes perhaps the whole season, and the first time they entered in our box they found the back of the net.

“It wasn’t at City, but in every other fixture we have been the controlling side and were capable to create opportunities. Recently it is nearly constantly that we miss our chances and the ones we concede go in.”