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Arne Slot declared he had to “look at myself” after Liverpool suffered a 6th defeat in seven Premier League games on their own turf against Forest and affirmed he would find a solution from the champions’ slump.

Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, delivered the biggest victory at Anfield in their history as the Merseyside club fell to an eighth loss in eleven fixtures in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was once more anonymous and the home side contended Murillo’s first goal should have been disallowed for similar reasons to Virgil van Dijk’s chalked-off goal against Manchester City prior to the international break. But the manager admitted the responsibility stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wants to hear me now talking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Liverpool head coach. “I should examine my own role initially and my squad, but it does show you how a score can change the flow of a game. Before I was just hoping for us to score a goal. Afterwards we barely created any chances.

“Naturally there is a path forward, especially with the talented footballers we have. Regardless if you win or lose when you look back you are always considering: ‘In which areas can we improve, in what aspects can we make changes?’ but that is different from doubting your abilities.

“I want to emphasise I am accountable for the current losses. You are answerable when you are winning but also responsible when you are defeated. I can not provide sufficient reasons for us to have the results we have. That is not acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

The team's display unravelled as Slot introduced multiple attacking changes when chasing the game. “It was the identical on the road at Nottingham Forest last season,” he remarked. “I substituted the French defender off and put on [Diogo] Jota and he scored straight away to equalize at 1-1. Then it was courageous, now it’s likely unwise.”

The Anfield side previously were defeated in back-to-back at Anfield Premier League fixtures by Forest in 1963. The most recent occasion they suffered back-to-back top-flight games by a three-goal scoreline was in the mid-60s.

The manager said: “It was extremely poor. Competing at home, losing 3-0 no matter which opponent you face is a terrible result. Unexpected if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the match. I did not witness us producing so many chances in the initial 30 minutes maybe the whole campaign, 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 all other game we have been the dominant side and were able to generate opportunities. Lately it is almost consistently that we fail to convert our chances and the attempts we concede go in.”