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Arne Slot stated he needed to “look at myself” following Liverpool endured a sixth defeat in 7 English top-flight matches at home to Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would find a way out of the champions’ poor run.

Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, produced the biggest victory at Anfield in their history as the Merseyside club fell to an eighth loss in eleven matches in all competitions. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, was once more anonymous and the home side contended Murillo’s opener ought to have been disallowed for comparable grounds to Virgil van Dijk’s disallowed effort against Manchester City before the national team pause. But the manager conceded the buck stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“Nobody wishes to hear me now speaking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” stated the Liverpool head coach. “I should look at myself initially and my team, but it demonstrates you how a goal can change the momentum of a game. Earlier I was just waiting for us to net a goal. Later we barely created any chances.

“Naturally there is a path forward, especially with the quality footballers we have. Regardless if you triumph or lose when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘Where can we improve, in what aspects can we make changes?’ but that is different from doubting your abilities.

“I wish to emphasise I am responsible for the present defeats. You are answerable when you are victorious but also liable when you are defeated. I can not come up with 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 unravelled as the coach introduced several attacking substitutions when chasing the game. “It was the identical away at Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I took the French defender out and put on [Diogo] Jota and he scored immediately to equalize at 1-1. Then it was courageous, currently it’s probably unwise.”

The Anfield side last lost two successive home league fixtures against Forest in 1963. The most recent occasion they suffered back-to-back league matches by a 3-0 scoreline was in the mid-60s.

Slot said: “It was extremely poor. Competing on home soil, losing 3-0 regardless of which opponent you face is a very, very bad result. Surprising if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the game. I haven’t seen us creating so much in the initial half-hour maybe the entire campaign, and the initial occasion they entered in our penalty area they found the back of the net.

“It wasn’t against Manchester City, but in every other game we have been the dominant side and were capable to create opportunities. Lately it is nearly constantly that we fail to convert our opportunities and the attempts we allow go in.”