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Liverpool's head coach stated he had to “look at myself” following Liverpool suffered a 6th loss in 7 Premier League games at home against Nottingham Forest and insisted he would discover a solution from the champions’ slump.

Nottingham Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, produced the biggest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their history as the Merseyside club fell to an eighth loss in 11 fixtures in all competitions. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, was again anonymous and Liverpool contended Murillo’s first goal should have been ruled out for comparable grounds to the captain's chalked-off goal versus Manchester City prior to the international break. But Slot conceded the responsibility rested with him and offered no alibis.

“Nobody wants to hear me now talking about refereeing decisions if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Nottingham Forest,” said the Reds' boss. “I should look at myself first and my squad, but it demonstrates you how a score can alter the flow of a game. Earlier I was just hoping for us to score a strike. Later we barely created anything.

“Of course there is a way out, particularly with the quality footballers we have. No matter if you triumph or are beaten when you reflect you are always considering: ‘In which areas can we improve, where can we adjust?’ but that is different from doubting your abilities.

“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 outcomes we have. That is not good enough and I am responsible for that.”

The team's performance fell apart as the coach introduced several offensive changes when pursuing the game. “It was the identical away at Forest the previous campaign,” he remarked. “I took the French defender off and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he found the net immediately to make it 1-1. At that time it was brave, now it’s probably stupid.”

The Anfield side previously were defeated in two successive home league games against Forest in 1963. The most recent occasion they lost consecutive league matches by a three-goal margin was in the mid-60s.

Slot said: “It was extremely poor. Competing at home, losing 3-0 regardless of which team you encounter is a terrible result. Surprising if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the match. I did not witness us producing so much in the initial half-hour perhaps the whole season, and the initial occasion they arrived in our box they found the back of the net.

“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 constantly that we miss our chances and the attempts we concede go in.”