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Liverpool's head coach stated he had to “look at myself” following the Reds suffered a sixth loss in seven Premier League games on their own turf to Forest and insisted he would discover a solution from the champions’ slump.

Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, delivered the largest win at Anfield in their club records as the Merseyside club slipped to an 8th loss in eleven fixtures in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was again anonymous and Liverpool contended Murillo’s opener should have been disallowed for similar reasons to Virgil van Dijk’s disallowed effort versus Manchester City prior to the national team pause. But the manager admitted the responsibility rested with him and made no excuses.

“No one wishes to listen to me now talking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Liverpool head coach. “I should examine my own role first and my team, but it demonstrates you how a score can alter the flow of a match. Earlier I was just waiting for us to net a goal. Later we barely created any chances.

“Naturally there is a path forward, particularly with the talented players we have. No matter if you win or lose when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘Where can we improve, in what aspects can we adjust?’ but that is something else from doubting your abilities.

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

Liverpool’s display fell apart as the coach made multiple offensive substitutions when chasing the match. “It was the identical on the road at Forest last season,” he said. “I took the French defender off and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he scored straight away to equalize at 1-1. Then it was brave, currently it’s likely unwise.”

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

Slot commented: “It was extremely poor. Competing on home soil, losing 3-0 no matter which team you face is a very, very bad outcome. Surprising if you look at the first half-hour of the match. I haven’t seen us producing so much in the opening 30 minutes perhaps the entire season, and the initial occasion they entered in our box they scored.

“It wasn’t at City, but in every other game we have been the dominant team and were able to generate chances. Lately it is almost consistently that we fail to convert our chances and the attempts we allow find the net.”