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Arne Slot declared he had to “examine my own performance” following Liverpool suffered a 6th loss in 7 English top-flight games on their own turf against Forest and affirmed he would discover a solution from the champions’ slump.

Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, produced the biggest victory at Anfield in their history as the Merseyside club fell to an eighth defeat in 11 matches in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was once more unnoticeable and Liverpool argued Murillo’s first goal ought to have been ruled out for comparable grounds to the captain's chalked-off goal against City prior to the international break. But the manager admitted the responsibility stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wishes to listen to me now speaking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 at home to Forest,” said the Liverpool head coach. “I should look at myself first and my team, but it does show you how a score can change the flow of a match. Before I was just hoping for us to net a goal. Later we barely generated any chances.

“Of course there is a way out, particularly with the talented players we have. No matter if you win or lose when you look back you are always thinking: ‘Where can we improve, in what aspects can we make changes?’ but that is different from doubting yourself.

“I wish to emphasise I am accountable for the present defeats. You are answerable when you are victorious but also liable when you are defeated. I can not provide sufficient reasons for us to have the results we have. That is far from acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s display fell apart as Slot made several attacking substitutions when chasing the game. “It was the identical away at Nottingham Forest last season,” he said. “I substituted the French defender out and put on [Diogo] Jota and he scored straight away to make it 1-1. At that time it was courageous, currently it’s likely stupid.”

The Anfield side previously were defeated in two successive home league fixtures against Forest in the sixties. The last time they suffered consecutive league games by a 3-0 margin was in the mid-60s.

Slot said: “It was very bad. Playing on home soil, losing 3-0 regardless of which opponent you face is a terrible outcome. Unexpected if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the match. I haven’t seen us producing so much in the opening 30 minutes maybe the entire campaign, and the first time they arrived in our box they scored.

“It did not happen at City, but in all other fixture we have been the dominant team and were able to create opportunities. Lately it is almost constantly that we fail to convert our chances and the attempts we concede find the net.”