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Arne Slot declared he had to “examine my own performance” after the Reds suffered a sixth loss in seven Premier League games at home against Nottingham Forest and insisted he would find a way out of the champions’ poor run.

Forest, fighting against the drop prior to the match, delivered the biggest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as Liverpool slipped to an 8th defeat in eleven fixtures in all competitions. The British record signing, Alexander Isak, was again anonymous and Liverpool argued Murillo’s opener ought to have been disallowed for similar reasons to the captain's disallowed effort against Manchester City prior to the international break. But Slot conceded the buck stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“Nobody wishes to hear me now talking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 at home to Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to look at my own role first and my squad, but it demonstrates you how a score can change the momentum of a match. Earlier I was just hoping for us to net a goal. Later we barely generated any chances.

“Naturally there is a way out, particularly with the quality players we have. No matter if you triumph or are beaten when you look back you are always considering: ‘In which areas can we improve, where can we adjust?’ but that is something else from doubting your abilities.

“I want to emphasise I am responsible for the present losses. You are answerable when you are winning but also responsible when you are losing. I can never come up with sufficient excuses for us to have the results we have. That is far from good enough and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s display fell apart as the coach made multiple attacking substitutions when chasing the game. “It was the identical away at Forest the previous campaign,” he remarked. “I substituted the French defender out and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he found the net straight away to equalize at 1-1. At that time it was brave, currently it’s likely stupid.”

The Anfield side last lost two successive home Premier League games by Nottingham Forest in 1963. The most recent occasion they lost consecutive top-flight matches by a 3-0 scoreline was in 1965.

Slot said: “It was very bad. Playing at home, conceding 3-0 regardless of which team you encounter is a terrible result. Unexpected if you consider the first half-hour of the game. I did not witness us creating so much in the opening 30 minutes maybe the whole campaign, and the first time they arrived in our penalty area they found the back of the net.

“It wasn’t against Manchester City, but in every other fixture we have been the controlling side and were able to generate opportunities. Lately it is nearly constantly that we fail to convert our chances and the ones we allow find the net.”