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Liverpool's head coach declared he needed to “examine my own performance” following the Reds endured a 6th defeat in 7 English top-flight matches at home to Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would discover a solution from the title holders' poor run.

Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, produced the biggest win at Anfield in their history as the Merseyside club slipped to an 8th loss in 11 fixtures in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was again unnoticeable and the home side contended Murillo’s first goal should have been ruled out for similar reasons to Virgil van Dijk’s disallowed effort versus Manchester City prior to the national team pause. But Slot conceded the buck 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 Nottingham Forest,” said the Liverpool head coach. “I ought to look at myself first and my team, but it demonstrates you how a goal can change the flow of a match. Earlier I was just hoping for us to net a strike. Later we hardly generated anything.

“Naturally there is a way out, especially with the talented players we have. Regardless if you triumph or are beaten when you reflect you are always considering: ‘In which areas can we do better, where can we adjust?’ but that is different from questioning your abilities.

“I wish to emphasise I am responsible for the present defeats. You are responsible 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 to blame for that.”

Liverpool’s display fell apart as Slot introduced multiple offensive changes when pursuing the match. “It was the identical on the road at Forest last season,” he said. “I took the French defender out and put on the Portuguese forward and he found the net straight away to make it 1-1. Then it was courageous, now it’s probably unwise.”

The Anfield side last lost two successive at Anfield Premier League fixtures by Nottingham Forest in 1963. The most recent occasion they lost back-to-back league games by a three-goal margin was in the mid-60s.

The manager said: “It was extremely poor. Playing on home soil, losing 3-0 regardless of which opponent you face is a terrible result. Unexpected if you consider the opening 30 minutes of the match. I haven’t seen us producing so many chances in the initial half-hour maybe the whole campaign, and the first time they arrived in our penalty area they scored.

“It did not happen at City, but in every other fixture we have been the dominant team and were capable to create chances. Lately it is nearly constantly that we fail to convert our chances and the attempts we allow find the net.”