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Arne Slot stated he had to “look at myself” after the Reds suffered a sixth loss in 7 English top-flight games on their own turf against Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would discover a solution out of the title holders' poor run.

Nottingham Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, produced the biggest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as Liverpool slipped to an 8th loss in 11 matches in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was once more anonymous and the home side argued Murillo’s first goal ought to have been ruled out for similar reasons to Virgil van Dijk’s chalked-off goal against City before the international break. But Slot conceded the buck rested with him and made no excuses.

“No one wishes to listen to me now talking about refereeing decisions if you are defeated 3-0 in your own stadium to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to look at my own role first and my team, but it does show you how a score can change the momentum of a match. Earlier I was just waiting for us to net a strike. Later we hardly generated any chances.

“Of course there is a way out, particularly with the quality players we have. Regardless if you triumph or lose when you look back you are always considering: ‘In which areas can we improve, in what aspects can we make changes?’ but that is different from questioning yourself.

“I wish to stress I am accountable for the current losses. You are answerable 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 responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s performance unravelled as the coach made multiple offensive changes when pursuing the game. “It was the same away at Nottingham Forest last season,” he said. “I took the French defender out and brought on the Portuguese forward and he found the net immediately to make it 1-1. At that time it was brave, currently it’s probably stupid.”

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

Slot said: “It was extremely poor. Playing at home, conceding 3-0 regardless of which team you face is a terrible result. Surprising if you consider the opening 30 minutes of the match. I haven’t seen us producing so many chances in the opening half-hour maybe the entire season, and the initial occasion they entered in our penalty area they scored.

“It wasn’t at City, but in every other fixture we have been the dominant team and were capable to generate opportunities. Lately it is nearly consistently that we miss our chances and the attempts we allow find the net.”