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Arne Slot stated he had to “examine my own performance” following the Reds endured a 6th defeat in 7 Premier League matches on their own turf against Forest and affirmed he would find a way out of the champions’ poor run.

Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, produced the biggest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their history as the Merseyside club slipped to an eighth loss in 11 fixtures in all competitions. The British record signing, Alexander Isak, was once more anonymous and the home side contended Murillo’s first goal should have been ruled out for comparable grounds to Virgil van Dijk’s chalked-off goal against City before the national team pause. But Slot admitted the buck stopped with him and made no excuses.

“Nobody wishes to listen to me now speaking about refereeing decisions if you lose 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I should look at my own role initially and my team, but it does show you how a score can alter the momentum of a game. Before I was just waiting for us to net a goal. Afterwards we barely generated any chances.

“Naturally there is a way out, especially with the talented footballers we have. No matter if you win or lose when you look back you are always considering: ‘Where can we improve, where can we adjust?’ but that is something else from doubting yourself.

“I wish to emphasise I am accountable for the current losses. You are answerable when you are winning but also responsible when you are defeated. I can not come up with 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 display unravelled as the coach introduced several attacking changes when chasing the match. “It was the identical away at Forest last season,” he remarked. “I substituted the French defender off and put on the Portuguese forward and he scored immediately to make it 1-1. Then it was courageous, now it’s likely stupid.”

Liverpool last lost back-to-back at Anfield league games against Forest in the sixties. The most recent occasion they lost consecutive league games by a 3-0 margin was in 1965.

Slot commented: “It was extremely poor. Playing on home soil, conceding 3-0 regardless of which opponent you encounter is a very, very bad outcome. Surprising if you consider the first half-hour of the match. I did not witness us producing so many chances in the opening 30 minutes perhaps the entire season, and the first time they entered in our penalty area they scored.

“It did not happen against Manchester City, but in all other game we have been the dominant team and were able to create chances. Recently it is almost consistently that we fail to convert our opportunities and the ones we allow go in.”