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Liverpool's head coach declared he had to “look at myself” following Liverpool suffered a 6th loss in seven English top-flight games on their own turf to Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would find a way from the champions’ poor run.

Nottingham Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, delivered the biggest win at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as Liverpool fell to an 8th loss in 11 matches in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was once more unnoticeable and the home side argued Murillo’s opener ought to have been ruled out for similar reasons to the captain's disallowed effort against Manchester City prior to the national team pause. But Slot admitted the buck stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wants to hear me now talking about refereeing decisions if you are defeated 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest,” said the Reds' boss. “I should look at my own role first and my squad, but it does show you how a goal can change the momentum of a game. Earlier I was just waiting for us to net a goal. Afterwards we hardly generated any chances.

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

“I wish to stress I am accountable for the present defeats. You are responsible when you are victorious but also liable when you are losing. I can not provide sufficient reasons for us to have the results we have. That is far from good enough and I am to blame for that.”

The team's performance fell apart as Slot introduced multiple offensive substitutions when chasing the match. “It was the identical on the road at Nottingham Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I took Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] out and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he found the net 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 home league fixtures against Nottingham Forest in 1963. The most recent occasion they suffered consecutive top-flight games by a 3-0 margin was in 1965.

Slot said: “It was very bad. Competing on home soil, conceding 3-0 regardless of which team you face is a very, very bad outcome. Unexpected if you consider the opening 30 minutes of the match. I did not witness us producing so much in the opening half-hour maybe the entire campaign, and the initial occasion they arrived in our box they found the back of the net.

“It did not happen against Manchester City, but in every other game we have been the dominant side and were capable to create opportunities. Lately it is nearly constantly that we fail to convert our opportunities and the attempts we concede go in.”