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Arne Slot stated he had to “examine my own performance” following Liverpool suffered a 6th loss in seven Premier League matches on their own turf to Forest and affirmed he would find a solution from the title holders' slump.

Nottingham Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, produced the biggest win at Anfield in their club records as Liverpool fell to an 8th loss in 11 matches in all competitions. The British record signing, Alexander Isak, was once more unnoticeable and the home side contended Murillo’s opener should have been ruled out for comparable grounds to Virgil van Dijk’s chalked-off goal versus Manchester City before the international break. But the manager admitted the buck stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“Nobody wants to listen to me now talking about refereeing decisions if you lose 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I should examine my own role first and my team, but it demonstrates you how a goal can alter the momentum of a game. Earlier I was just waiting for us to net a strike. Later we hardly created anything.

“Of course there is a way out, especially with the talented players we have. No matter if you triumph or are beaten when you look back you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we improve, in what aspects can we make changes?’ but that is something else from doubting yourself.

“I wish to stress I am accountable for the current losses. You are responsible when you are victorious but also liable when you are losing. I can not provide sufficient excuses for us to have the outcomes we have. That is far from acceptable and I am to blame for that.”

The team's display unravelled as the coach introduced multiple offensive substitutions when pursuing the match. “It was the identical away at Nottingham Forest last season,” he said. “I substituted the French defender off and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he found the net straight away to equalize at 1-1. Then it was brave, currently it’s likely stupid.”

The Anfield side last lost back-to-back at Anfield Premier League fixtures against Forest in the sixties. The most recent occasion they lost consecutive top-flight games by a 3-0 margin was in 1965.

Slot commented: “It was very bad. Playing at home, losing 3-0 regardless of which team you face is a very, very bad result. Surprising if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the match. I haven’t seen us creating so much in the initial 30 minutes maybe the whole campaign, and the first time they entered in our box they found the back of the net.

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