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Liverpool's head coach stated he had to “examine my own performance” after Liverpool suffered a 6th loss in 7 English top-flight matches at home against Nottingham Forest and insisted he would find a solution from the title holders' poor run.

Nottingham Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, delivered the largest win at Liverpool's stadium in their history as Liverpool slipped to an eighth loss in eleven matches in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was once more unnoticeable and the home side contended Murillo’s first goal ought to have been ruled out for similar reasons to the captain's chalked-off goal versus Manchester City prior to the national team pause. But the manager admitted the buck stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wishes to hear me now talking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 in your own stadium to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to look at myself initially and my team, but it does show you how a goal can alter the momentum of a game. Earlier I was just waiting for us to net a strike. Later we barely generated any chances.

“Of course there is a path forward, particularly with the talented players we have. Regardless if you triumph or lose when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we improve, in what aspects can we adjust?’ but that is something else from questioning yourself.

“I wish to stress I am responsible for the current losses. You are responsible when you are victorious but also liable when you are losing. I can not come up with enough reasons for us to have the outcomes we have. That is far from acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

The team's display fell apart as Slot introduced multiple offensive changes when pursuing the game. “It was the same away at Forest last season,” he said. “I took the French defender out and put on the Portuguese forward and he scored immediately to equalize at 1-1. At that time it was brave, currently it’s probably unwise.”

The Anfield side previously were defeated in back-to-back home Premier League fixtures against Forest in 1963. The last time they lost back-to-back top-flight games by a three-goal margin was in the mid-60s.

Slot commented: “It was extremely poor. Playing at home, conceding 3-0 no matter which team you face is a terrible outcome. Surprising if you look at the first half-hour of the game. I haven’t seen us producing so much in the opening 30 minutes maybe the whole campaign, and the initial occasion they arrived in our penalty area they found the back of the net.

“It wasn’t at City, but in every other game we have been the dominant side and were able to generate chances. Lately it is nearly constantly that we miss our chances and the attempts we concede find the net.”