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Arne Slot stated he had to “examine my own performance” following the Reds endured a 6th loss in seven Premier League matches on their own turf to Forest and insisted he would discover a solution out of the title holders' poor run.

Forest, fighting against the drop before kick off, produced the largest win at Anfield in their history as Liverpool fell to an eighth defeat in eleven matches in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was once more unnoticeable and Liverpool contended Murillo’s first goal should have been ruled out for similar reasons to the captain's chalked-off goal versus City prior to the international break. But Slot admitted the responsibility stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“Nobody wishes to listen to me now speaking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to examine my own role first and my team, but it does show you how a score can alter the momentum of a match. Before I was just hoping for us to score a goal. Afterwards we barely created any chances.

“Of course there is a path forward, particularly with the quality footballers we have. No matter if you triumph or lose when you look back you are always considering: ‘In which areas can we do better, where can we adjust?’ but that is something else from questioning your abilities.

“I wish to emphasise I am accountable for the present losses. You are responsible when you are victorious but also responsible when you are defeated. I can not come up with sufficient excuses for us to have the outcomes we have. That is not acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s performance fell apart as the coach introduced multiple offensive substitutions when pursuing the game. “It was the identical away at Nottingham Forest the previous campaign,” he remarked. “I substituted Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] off and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he scored immediately to equalize at 1-1. Then it was courageous, currently it’s likely unwise.”

The Anfield side previously were defeated in back-to-back at Anfield league games by Nottingham Forest in the sixties. The last time they suffered consecutive league games by a 3-0 margin was in the mid-60s.

Slot commented: “It was extremely poor. Competing at home, conceding 3-0 regardless of which team you encounter is a terrible result. Surprising if you look at the first half-hour of the match. I did not witness us producing so much in the opening half-hour maybe the entire campaign, and the first time they entered in our penalty area they found the back of the net.

“It did not happen against Manchester City, but in every other fixture we have been the dominant side and were capable to create opportunities. Lately it is almost constantly that we miss our opportunities and the attempts we concede find the net.”