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Liverpool's head coach stated he had to “examine my own performance” after the Reds suffered a 6th loss in seven Premier League matches at home against Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would find a way from the title holders' slump.

Nottingham Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, delivered the largest win at Anfield in their club records as the Merseyside club fell to an 8th defeat in eleven matches in every tournament. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, was again unnoticeable and Liverpool argued Murillo’s first goal should have been disallowed for similar reasons to the captain's disallowed effort versus Manchester City prior to the international break. But the manager conceded the buck rested with him and made no excuses.

“Nobody wants to hear me now speaking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” said the Reds' boss. “I should look at my own role first and my team, but it does show you how a score can alter the flow of a game. Earlier I was just waiting for us to net a goal. Later we hardly created any chances.

“Of course there is a way out, especially with the quality footballers we have. No matter if you triumph or are beaten when you reflect you are always considering: ‘In which areas can we improve, where can we adjust?’ but that is something else from questioning yourself.

“I want to stress I am responsible for the current losses. You are responsible when you are winning but also liable when you are defeated. I can not provide sufficient excuses for us to have the results we have. That is not good enough and I am to blame for that.”

Liverpool’s display fell apart as Slot introduced multiple attacking changes when chasing the game. “It was the identical on the road at Forest last season,” he said. “I substituted the French defender out and put on the Portuguese forward and he scored straight away to equalize at 1-1. Then it was courageous, now it’s probably stupid.”

Liverpool last lost two successive home league games against Nottingham Forest in 1963. The most recent occasion they lost consecutive league matches by a 3-0 margin was in the mid-60s.

Slot said: “It was very bad. Competing on home soil, conceding 3-0 regardless of which team you face is a very, very bad result. Unexpected if you look at the first half-hour of the game. I did not witness us producing so much in the initial 30 minutes perhaps the whole campaign, and the initial occasion they entered in our box they scored.

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