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Liverpool's head coach declared he needed to “look at myself” after Liverpool endured a 6th defeat in seven English top-flight games on their own turf to Nottingham Forest and insisted he would discover a way out of the title holders' slump.

Forest, fighting against the drop prior to the match, produced the biggest victory at Anfield in their history as the Merseyside club fell to an 8th defeat in 11 fixtures in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was again unnoticeable and Liverpool contended Murillo’s first goal ought to have been ruled out for similar reasons to Virgil van Dijk’s chalked-off goal against Manchester City prior to the international break. But the manager admitted the buck rested with him and offered no alibis.

“Nobody wishes to hear me now talking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to examine myself initially and my team, but it does show you how a score can change the momentum of a match. Before I was just hoping for us to score a goal. Afterwards we barely generated anything.

“Of course there is a way out, especially with the talented players we have. Regardless if you triumph or are beaten when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘Where can we improve, where can we make changes?’ but that is different from questioning yourself.

“I wish to stress I am responsible for the current defeats. You are responsible when you are winning but also liable when you are defeated. I can not provide enough excuses for us to have the results we have. That is far from good enough and I am responsible for that.”

The team's performance fell apart as the coach made several offensive substitutions when pursuing the match. “It was the same on the road at Forest last season,” he remarked. “I took the French defender off and brought on the Portuguese forward and he scored immediately to equalize at 1-1. Then it was courageous, currently it’s likely stupid.”

Liverpool last lost back-to-back at Anfield league fixtures by Forest in the sixties. The last time they lost back-to-back league games by a 3-0 scoreline was in the mid-60s.

Slot commented: “It was very bad. Competing at home, conceding 3-0 regardless of which team you face is a terrible outcome. 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 maybe the whole season, and the initial occasion they arrived in our penalty area they scored.

“It did not happen against Manchester City, but in every other game we have been the controlling side and were able to create opportunities. Recently it is nearly constantly that we miss our opportunities and the attempts we allow find the net.”