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Liverpool's head coach declared he had to “look at myself” following Liverpool endured a 6th defeat in seven Premier League matches on their own turf against Forest and affirmed he would find a way out of the title holders' slump.

Forest, fighting against the drop prior to the match, produced the biggest win at Liverpool's stadium in their history as the Merseyside club fell to an 8th defeat in 11 matches in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was once more unnoticeable and the home side argued Murillo’s first goal should have been ruled out for comparable grounds to Virgil van Dijk’s chalked-off goal against Manchester City prior to the international break. But Slot admitted the buck rested with him and made no excuses.

“No one wishes to hear me now speaking about refereeing decisions if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I should examine my own role initially and my squad, but it demonstrates you how a score can alter the flow of a match. Before I was just hoping for us to net a goal. Later we barely created any chances.

“Of course there is a way out, particularly with the talented footballers we have. No matter if you win or are beaten when you look back you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we do better, in what aspects can we make changes?’ 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 victorious but also responsible when you are losing. I can not provide sufficient reasons for us to have the outcomes we have. That is far from acceptable and I am to blame for that.”

The team's display unravelled as Slot made several offensive changes when chasing the game. “It was the same away at Nottingham Forest last season,” he remarked. “I took the French defender off and brought on the Portuguese forward and he scored straight away to equalize at 1-1. Then it was brave, currently it’s likely unwise.”

The Anfield side previously were defeated in two successive at Anfield Premier League games by Forest in the sixties. The last time they suffered back-to-back league games by a three-goal scoreline was in 1965.

Slot said: “It was extremely poor. Playing on home soil, conceding 3-0 regardless of which team you face is a terrible outcome. Surprising if you consider the opening 30 minutes of the game. I did not witness us creating so many chances in the initial 30 minutes perhaps the whole season, 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 controlling side and were capable to generate opportunities. Lately it is almost constantly that we fail to convert our opportunities and the attempts we concede go in.”