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Arne Slot stated he needed to “examine my own performance” after Liverpool suffered a sixth loss in 7 Premier League matches on their own turf against Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would find a way out of the title holders' slump.

Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, delivered the largest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their history as Liverpool slipped to an eighth defeat in 11 fixtures in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was once more anonymous and Liverpool contended Murillo’s first goal should have been ruled out for comparable grounds to Virgil van Dijk’s chalked-off goal versus City before the national team pause. But Slot admitted the buck rested with him and offered no alibis.

“Nobody wishes to listen to me now talking about refereeing decisions if you are defeated 3-0 at home to Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I should look at myself first and my team, but it demonstrates you how a score can alter the momentum of a match. Before I was just hoping for us to score a goal. Later we hardly generated anything.

“Naturally 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 thinking: ‘In which areas can we improve, where can we make changes?’ but that is different from doubting your abilities.

“I wish to emphasise I am responsible for the present losses. You are responsible when you are victorious but also responsible when you are losing. I can never provide enough reasons for us to have the outcomes we have. That is not acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

The team's display fell apart as Slot introduced multiple offensive substitutions when chasing the match. “It was the identical away at Nottingham Forest last season,” he said. “I substituted the French defender off and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he found the net straight away to make it 1-1. At that time it was brave, now it’s probably unwise.”

Liverpool last lost two successive at Anfield league fixtures by Nottingham Forest in the sixties. The last time they lost consecutive league matches by a 3-0 margin was in 1965.

Slot said: “It was extremely poor. Competing at home, losing 3-0 no matter which team you encounter is a terrible result. Surprising if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the match. I haven’t seen us creating so much in the opening 30 minutes perhaps the entire season, and the initial occasion they arrived in our box they found the back of the net.

“It did not happen at City, but in all other fixture we have been the controlling team and were able to generate chances. Recently it is almost constantly that we miss our opportunities and the ones we concede go in.”