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Liverpool's head coach stated he had to “examine my own performance” after the Reds suffered a sixth loss in 7 English top-flight games on their own turf against Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would discover a solution from the title holders' slump.

Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, produced the biggest win at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as Liverpool slipped to an 8th defeat in 11 matches in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was again unnoticeable and Liverpool contended Murillo’s first goal should have been ruled out for comparable grounds to Virgil van Dijk’s chalked-off goal against Manchester City prior to the international break. But Slot conceded the responsibility rested with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wishes to hear me now speaking about refereeing decisions if you are defeated 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest,” said the Liverpool head coach. “I should examine myself initially and my squad, but it does show you how a score can alter the momentum of a game. Earlier I was just waiting for us to net a goal. Later we barely generated anything.

“Naturally there is a way out, particularly with the quality players we have. No matter if you win or are beaten when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we improve, in what aspects can we make changes?’ but that is different from doubting your abilities.

“I want to stress I am accountable for the present defeats. You are answerable when you are victorious but also responsible when you are defeated. I can never come up with enough reasons for us to have the outcomes we have. That is far from good enough and I am responsible for that.”

The team's display fell apart as the coach introduced multiple offensive substitutions when chasing the game. “It was the identical away at Forest the previous campaign,” he remarked. “I took the French defender out and put on the Portuguese forward and he found the net straight away to equalize at 1-1. Then it was courageous, currently it’s likely stupid.”

The Anfield side last lost two successive at Anfield Premier League games by Nottingham Forest in the sixties. The last time they lost consecutive league matches by a 3-0 scoreline was in the mid-60s.

The manager said: “It was very bad. Playing on home soil, conceding 3-0 no matter which team you face is a terrible outcome. Unexpected if you consider the first half-hour of the game. I haven’t seen us creating so much in the initial half-hour maybe the entire season, and the initial occasion they arrived in our penalty area they found the back of the net.

“It did not happen at City, but in every other fixture we have been the dominant side and were capable to generate chances. Lately it is almost constantly that we fail to convert our chances and the ones we concede find the net.”