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Liverpool's head coach declared he needed to “look at myself” after the Reds endured a 6th loss in seven Premier League games on their own turf against Forest and insisted he would find a way from the title holders' poor run.

Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, produced the biggest win at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as Liverpool slipped to an 8th defeat in eleven matches in every tournament. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, was again anonymous and the home side argued Murillo’s opener ought to have been disallowed for similar reasons to the captain's chalked-off goal versus City prior to the international break. But the manager conceded the responsibility rested with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wants to hear me now speaking about refereeing decisions if you are defeated 3-0 in your own stadium to Nottingham Forest,” said the Reds' boss. “I ought to look at my own role initially and my squad, but it demonstrates you how a goal can change the flow of a game. Before I was just waiting for us to net a strike. Later we hardly created any chances.

“Naturally there is a path forward, especially with the talented players we have. Regardless if you triumph or lose when you reflect you are always considering: ‘Where can we improve, in what aspects can we adjust?’ but that is different from doubting your abilities.

“I wish to emphasise I am accountable for the present defeats. You are responsible when you are victorious but also responsible when you are losing. I can not provide sufficient reasons for us to have the results we have. That is far from good enough and I am to blame for that.”

The team's display unravelled as the coach made several offensive changes when chasing the match. “It was the same on the road at Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I substituted the French defender out and put on the Portuguese forward and he found the net straight away to make it 1-1. Then it was courageous, now it’s probably stupid.”

Liverpool last lost two successive home league games against Forest in the sixties. The last time they lost back-to-back top-flight matches by a 3-0 scoreline was in the mid-60s.

Slot said: “It was very bad. Playing on home soil, losing 3-0 regardless of which team you encounter is a terrible outcome. Surprising if you look at the first half-hour of the game. I did not witness us creating so much in the opening 30 minutes maybe the whole campaign, and the initial occasion they arrived in our penalty area they scored.

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