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Liverpool's head coach stated he needed to “examine my own performance” following the Reds endured a 6th loss in 7 Premier League matches at home to Nottingham Forest and insisted he would find a way from the champions’ poor run.

Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, produced the largest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as Liverpool slipped to an 8th loss in eleven fixtures in all competitions. The British record signing, Alexander Isak, was once more anonymous and Liverpool argued Murillo’s opener ought to have been ruled out for comparable grounds to the captain's chalked-off goal versus Manchester City before the national team pause. But Slot admitted the buck rested with him and offered no alibis.

“Nobody wishes to hear me now talking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I should examine my own role initially and my team, but it does show you how a score can change the flow of a match. Before I was just waiting for us to score a goal. Afterwards we hardly generated anything.

“Of course there is a way out, particularly with the talented players we have. Regardless if you triumph or are beaten when you look back you are always considering: ‘Where can we improve, where can we adjust?’ but that is different from doubting your abilities.

“I wish to emphasise I am accountable for the current defeats. You are responsible when you are winning but also liable when you are losing. I can never provide sufficient reasons for us to have the results we have. That is not good enough and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s performance fell apart as Slot made multiple attacking substitutions when chasing the match. “It was the same away at Nottingham Forest last season,” he remarked. “I substituted Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] out and put on the Portuguese forward and he scored straight away to make it 1-1. Then it was brave, now it’s probably unwise.”

The Anfield side previously were defeated in back-to-back at Anfield league games against Forest in 1963. The most recent occasion they lost consecutive top-flight matches by a 3-0 margin was in 1965.

The manager said: “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 producing so many chances in the initial 30 minutes perhaps the entire campaign, and the initial occasion they arrived in our penalty area they found the back of the net.

“It did not happen against Manchester City, but in every other game we have been the controlling team and were capable to create chances. Lately it is nearly constantly that we miss our chances and the attempts we concede find the net.”