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Liverpool's head coach declared he needed to “examine my own performance” following Liverpool endured a 6th loss in seven Premier League games at home against Nottingham Forest and insisted he would find a way from the title holders' slump.

Nottingham Forest, fighting against the drop prior to the match, produced the largest win at Liverpool's stadium in their history as Liverpool slipped to an eighth defeat in eleven fixtures in all competitions. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, was once more anonymous and the home side contended Murillo’s opener should have been ruled out for comparable grounds to Virgil van Dijk’s disallowed effort versus City prior to the national team pause. But the manager admitted the responsibility rested with him and made no excuses.

“Nobody wants to listen to me now talking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 at home to Forest,” said the Liverpool head coach. “I should examine my own role first and my squad, but it does show you how a score can change the flow of a game. Before I was just hoping for us to score a goal. Afterwards we barely created any chances.

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

“I wish to emphasise I am accountable for the present defeats. You are answerable when you are winning but also liable when you are defeated. I can never provide sufficient excuses for us to have the outcomes we have. That is far from acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

The team's display fell apart as Slot introduced several attacking changes when pursuing the game. “It was the identical away at Forest last season,” he remarked. “I substituted the French defender off and put on the Portuguese forward and he found the net immediately to make it 1-1. At that time it was courageous, currently it’s likely stupid.”

The Anfield side previously were defeated in back-to-back at Anfield league fixtures by Nottingham Forest in the sixties. The last time they suffered back-to-back top-flight games by a three-goal scoreline was in the mid-60s.

Slot commented: “It was extremely poor. Playing on home soil, losing 3-0 regardless of which opponent you encounter is a very, very bad result. 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 campaign, and the initial occasion they entered in our penalty area they scored.

“It wasn’t against Manchester City, but in every other fixture we have been the dominant team and were capable to generate opportunities. Recently it is nearly constantly that we fail to convert our chances and the ones we concede go in.”