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Liverpool's head coach declared he needed to “examine my own performance” following the Reds endured a 6th defeat in seven Premier League matches on their own turf against Nottingham Forest and insisted he would discover a solution from the title holders' slump.

Forest, fighting against the drop before kick off, produced the biggest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their history as the Merseyside club slipped to an eighth defeat in 11 fixtures in every tournament. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, was again anonymous and Liverpool contended Murillo’s first goal ought to have been disallowed for comparable grounds to Virgil van Dijk’s disallowed effort against City before the international break. But the manager admitted the responsibility stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“Nobody wishes to hear me now speaking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Liverpool head coach. “I should look at my own role first and my squad, but it demonstrates you how a score can change the momentum of a game. Earlier I was just waiting for us to net a goal. Afterwards we hardly created anything.

“Of course there is a way out, especially with the talented players we have. Regardless if you triumph or are beaten when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we do better, where can we make changes?’ but that is different from questioning yourself.

“I want to stress I am accountable for the present defeats. You are responsible when you are winning but also liable when you are losing. I can never provide enough reasons for us to have the outcomes we have. That is far from good enough and I am to blame for that.”

Liverpool’s display fell apart as Slot introduced multiple attacking changes when chasing the game. “It was the identical on the road at Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I substituted the French defender off and brought on the Portuguese forward and he found the net straight away to make it 1-1. At that time it was courageous, currently it’s probably unwise.”

Liverpool last lost two successive at Anfield league games by Nottingham Forest in 1963. The most recent occasion they lost back-to-back league matches by a three-goal margin was in 1965.

Slot said: “It was very bad. Competing on home soil, conceding 3-0 no matter which team you face is a very, very bad outcome. Unexpected if you consider the first half-hour of the match. I haven’t seen us producing so much in the initial 30 minutes maybe the entire season, and the initial occasion they arrived in our box they found the back of the net.

“It did not happen against Manchester City, but in all other game we have been the dominant team and were able to generate opportunities. Lately it is almost constantly that we miss our opportunities and the attempts we allow go in.”