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Arne Slot stated he needed to “look at myself” after Liverpool suffered a 6th loss in seven English top-flight games on their own turf to Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would find a solution out of the champions’ slump.

Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, produced the largest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their history as Liverpool fell to an 8th loss in 11 fixtures in all competitions. The British record signing, Alexander Isak, was once more unnoticeable and the home side argued Murillo’s opener ought to have been ruled out for comparable grounds to Virgil van Dijk’s chalked-off goal versus Manchester City prior to the national team pause. But the manager conceded the buck stopped with him and made no excuses.

“No one wants to listen to me now speaking about refereeing decisions if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” said the Liverpool head coach. “I ought to look at my own role initially and my squad, but it does show you how a score can change the momentum of a game. Earlier I was just hoping for us to net a strike. Afterwards we hardly generated any chances.

“Of course there is a path forward, especially with the talented footballers we have. Regardless if you triumph or are beaten when you reflect you are always considering: ‘Where can we do better, in what aspects can we adjust?’ but that is different from doubting yourself.

“I want to emphasise I am accountable for the present losses. You are answerable when you are winning but also liable when you are defeated. I can never provide enough reasons for us to have the results we have. That is not acceptable and I am to blame for that.”

The team's display unravelled as the coach made multiple attacking substitutions when chasing the match. “It was the identical away at Forest last season,” he remarked. “I substituted Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] out and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he scored immediately to make it 1-1. Then it was courageous, now it’s likely unwise.”

Liverpool last lost two successive home Premier League games against Nottingham Forest in 1963. The most recent occasion they lost consecutive league matches by a three-goal margin was in the mid-60s.

The manager said: “It was extremely poor. Competing at home, conceding 3-0 no matter which opponent you encounter is a very, very bad result. Surprising if you look at the first half-hour of the game. I did not witness us creating so much in the opening half-hour maybe the whole season, and the initial occasion they arrived in our penalty area they scored.

“It wasn’t at City, but in every other game we have been the dominant side and were able to create opportunities. Lately it is almost constantly that we fail to convert our chances and the attempts we allow find the net.”