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Liverpool's head coach declared he had to “look at myself” following Liverpool suffered a sixth loss in 7 English top-flight games at home against Forest and affirmed he would find a way from the champions’ poor run.

Forest, fighting against the drop before kick off, delivered the largest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their history as the Merseyside club slipped to an eighth defeat in 11 matches in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was once more unnoticeable and Liverpool contended Murillo’s first goal ought to have been ruled out for similar reasons to Virgil van Dijk’s disallowed effort against City prior to the international break. But the manager admitted the buck stopped with him and made no excuses.

“Nobody wants to hear me now talking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 at home to Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to look at myself initially and my squad, but it does show you how a goal can alter the momentum of a match. Earlier I was just waiting for us to score a goal. Later we hardly 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: ‘In which areas can we improve, in what aspects can we adjust?’ but that is something else from questioning yourself.

“I wish to emphasise I am accountable for the current defeats. You are responsible when you are victorious but also responsible when you are defeated. I can not provide enough 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 fell apart as the coach introduced multiple attacking substitutions when pursuing the match. “It was the same on the road at Forest the previous campaign,” he remarked. “I substituted the French defender out and brought on the Portuguese forward and he found the net straight away to equalize at 1-1. At that time it was courageous, now it’s likely stupid.”

Liverpool previously were defeated in two successive at Anfield Premier League games against Nottingham Forest in the sixties. The most recent occasion they lost consecutive league games by a three-goal scoreline was in the mid-60s.

Slot said: “It was very bad. Playing at home, losing 3-0 no matter which opponent you encounter is a very, very bad result. Surprising if you consider the first half-hour of the match. I haven’t seen us creating so much in the opening half-hour perhaps the entire season, and the first time they arrived in our penalty area they scored.

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