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Arne Slot declared he had to “look at myself” following Liverpool endured a 6th defeat in seven English top-flight matches at home to Nottingham Forest and insisted he would discover a solution from the champions’ poor run.

Forest, fighting against the drop before kick off, produced the biggest victory at Anfield in their history as Liverpool slipped to an 8th loss in eleven matches in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was once more unnoticeable and the home side contended Murillo’s first goal ought to have been ruled out for comparable grounds to the captain's disallowed effort against City prior to the international break. But Slot admitted the responsibility stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wishes to listen to me now speaking about refereeing decisions if you are defeated 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I should look at my own role initially and my squad, but it demonstrates you how a score can change the flow of a game. Earlier I was just waiting for us to score a goal. Afterwards we hardly generated any chances.

“Of course there is a path forward, particularly with the talented players we have. Regardless if you win or are beaten when you look back you are always thinking: ‘Where can we do better, in what aspects can we make changes?’ but that is different from doubting yourself.

“I want to emphasise I am accountable for the current losses. You are answerable when you are victorious but also liable when you are defeated. I can never come up with sufficient excuses for us to have the outcomes we have. That is not good enough and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s display fell apart as Slot made multiple attacking changes when pursuing the match. “It was the identical on the road at Nottingham Forest the previous campaign,” he remarked. “I substituted Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] out and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he scored immediately to equalize at 1-1. Then it was brave, currently it’s likely unwise.”

Liverpool previously were defeated in back-to-back home Premier League fixtures by Nottingham Forest in 1963. The last time they suffered back-to-back top-flight games by a 3-0 scoreline was in 1965.

The manager commented: “It was very bad. Playing at home, conceding 3-0 no matter which team you encounter is a very, very bad outcome. Unexpected if you consider the opening 30 minutes of the match. I haven’t seen us creating so much in the initial 30 minutes perhaps the whole campaign, and the first time they entered in our penalty area they scored.

“It did not happen at City, but in every other fixture we have been the dominant side and were capable to create opportunities. Lately it is nearly consistently that we miss our chances and the attempts we concede find the net.”