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Liverpool's head coach stated he needed to “look at myself” following Liverpool suffered a sixth defeat in 7 English top-flight matches on their own turf against Nottingham Forest and insisted he would find a solution from the title holders' poor run.

Nottingham Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, delivered the largest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their history as Liverpool fell to an eighth defeat in 11 matches in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was once more unnoticeable and Liverpool contended Murillo’s first goal ought to have been ruled out for comparable grounds to the captain's chalked-off goal against City before the international break. But the manager admitted the responsibility rested with him and offered no alibis.

“Nobody wishes to listen to me now talking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 at home to Forest,” stated the Liverpool head coach. “I ought to examine my own role first and my team, but it demonstrates you how a goal can change the momentum of a match. Before I was just waiting for us to score a goal. Later we hardly created anything.

“Of course there is a path forward, particularly with the talented footballers we have. Regardless if you win or lose when you look back you are always considering: ‘Where can we do better, where can we adjust?’ but that is something else from doubting your abilities.

“I wish to emphasise I am accountable for the present losses. 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 outcomes we have. That is far from acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s display unravelled as Slot made multiple attacking substitutions when chasing the game. “It was the identical away at Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I took Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] off and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he found the net immediately to equalize at 1-1. Then it was courageous, now it’s likely unwise.”

The Anfield side last lost back-to-back at Anfield Premier League fixtures by Forest in the sixties. The most recent occasion they lost back-to-back top-flight games by a 3-0 scoreline was in the mid-60s.

Slot said: “It was very bad. Playing at home, conceding 3-0 no matter which team you face is a terrible outcome. Surprising if you consider the first half-hour of the game. I did not witness us creating so many chances in the opening 30 minutes maybe the whole season, and the initial occasion they entered in our box they scored.

“It did not happen at City, but in every other game we have been the dominant team and were capable to generate opportunities. Lately it is almost constantly that we fail to convert our chances and the attempts we concede go in.”