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Arne Slot declared he had to “look at myself” following Liverpool suffered a sixth loss in seven English top-flight matches at home against Forest and insisted he would find a way from the champions’ slump.

Forest, fighting against the drop before kick off, produced the largest win at Anfield in their club records as the Merseyside club fell to an 8th loss in eleven fixtures in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was again anonymous and the home side contended Murillo’s opener should have been disallowed for similar reasons to the captain's chalked-off goal against Manchester City prior to the international break. But Slot admitted the responsibility rested with him and made no excuses.

“No one wants to hear me now talking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” stated the Liverpool head coach. “I ought to examine my own role first and my squad, but it demonstrates you how a goal can change the flow of a match. Before I was just hoping for us to net a strike. Afterwards we barely generated anything.

“Of course there is a way out, particularly with the quality footballers we have. No matter if you triumph or are beaten when you look back you are always considering: ‘Where can we do better, in what aspects can we adjust?’ but that is different from doubting your abilities.

“I want to emphasise I am accountable 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 outcomes we have. That is far from acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

The team's performance fell apart as the coach made multiple attacking substitutions when pursuing the game. “It was the identical on the road at Forest last season,” he said. “I substituted the French defender off and put on [Diogo] Jota and he scored immediately to make it 1-1. Then it was courageous, currently it’s likely stupid.”

Liverpool last lost back-to-back at Anfield league fixtures against Forest in the sixties. The last time they suffered back-to-back league matches by a three-goal margin was in 1965.

The manager said: “It was very bad. Playing at home, losing 3-0 no matter which team you encounter is a very, very bad result. Surprising if you look at the first half-hour of the match. I did not witness us producing so much in the initial half-hour maybe the whole campaign, and the first time they arrived in our penalty area they found the back of the net.

“It wasn’t at City, but in all other game we have been the controlling team and were capable to create opportunities. Lately it is almost constantly that we fail to convert our chances and the ones we allow find the net.”