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Arne Slot stated he needed to “look at myself” following Liverpool endured a 6th defeat in seven Premier League games at home against Forest and insisted he would find a way from the title holders' poor run.

Nottingham Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, delivered the largest victory at Anfield in their history as Liverpool slipped to an 8th defeat in eleven fixtures in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was once more anonymous and Liverpool argued Murillo’s first goal ought to have been disallowed for comparable grounds to Virgil van Dijk’s disallowed effort against City before the national team pause. But the manager conceded the buck rested with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wishes to hear me now speaking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 at home to Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to examine my own role first and my squad, but it demonstrates you how a goal can alter the momentum of a match. Earlier I was just hoping for us to net a strike. Later we hardly created any chances.

“Of course there is a way out, especially with the talented footballers we have. No matter if you triumph or lose when you look back you are always thinking: ‘Where can we improve, in what aspects can we adjust?’ but that is something else from doubting yourself.

“I wish to emphasise I am accountable for the current defeats. You are responsible when you are winning but also liable when you are defeated. I can never come up with enough reasons for us to have the results we have. That is far from good enough and I am responsible for that.”

The team's performance fell apart as the coach made several attacking substitutions when pursuing the game. “It was the identical away at Forest last season,” he remarked. “I took the French defender out and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he scored immediately to make it 1-1. At that time it was courageous, currently it’s likely unwise.”

The Anfield side previously were defeated in back-to-back at Anfield Premier League games against Nottingham Forest in 1963. The last time they lost back-to-back top-flight matches by a three-goal margin was in the mid-60s.

The manager commented: “It was very bad. Competing at home, losing 3-0 regardless of which team you face is a terrible result. Surprising if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the game. I haven’t seen us producing so much in the opening half-hour maybe the whole campaign, and the initial occasion they entered in our penalty area they scored.

“It wasn’t at City, but in every other fixture we have been the controlling side and were able to generate opportunities. Recently it is almost consistently that we miss our chances and the attempts we allow find the net.”