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Liverpool's head coach declared he had to “look at myself” after Liverpool suffered a sixth loss in seven English top-flight games on their own turf against Forest and insisted he would discover a way from the title holders' poor run.

Nottingham Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, produced the largest win at Anfield in their history as the Merseyside club slipped to an eighth defeat in 11 matches in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was once more anonymous and Liverpool contended Murillo’s opener should have been ruled out for comparable grounds to the captain's disallowed effort against Manchester City prior to the international break. But Slot conceded the responsibility rested with him and made no excuses.

“No one wishes to hear me now talking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 at home to Forest,” stated the Liverpool head coach. “I ought to look at myself initially and my squad, but it does show you how a score can change the momentum of a game. Earlier I was just hoping for us to net a strike. Afterwards we barely generated anything.

“Naturally there is a way out, especially with the talented players we have. Regardless if you win or are beaten when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we do better, in what aspects can we make changes?’ but that is something else from doubting your abilities.

“I wish to stress I am responsible for the present losses. You are answerable when you are winning but also responsible when you are losing. I can not come up with sufficient excuses for us to have the results we have. That is not acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s performance fell apart as the coach introduced several attacking substitutions when pursuing the game. “It was the identical away at Nottingham Forest the previous campaign,” he remarked. “I took Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] off and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he found the net straight away to make it 1-1. Then it was courageous, now it’s probably stupid.”

Liverpool last lost back-to-back at Anfield Premier League fixtures against Forest in the sixties. The last time they suffered consecutive league matches by a 3-0 scoreline was in 1965.

The manager said: “It was extremely poor. Playing on home soil, conceding 3-0 no matter which team you face is a very, very bad result. Surprising if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the match. I did not witness us creating so many chances in the initial 30 minutes perhaps the entire campaign, and the first time they arrived in our box they scored.

“It wasn’t against Manchester City, but in all other game we have been the dominant side and were able to generate chances. Recently it is nearly constantly that we miss our opportunities and the ones we allow find the net.”