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Arne Slot stated he needed to “examine my own performance” following the Reds endured a 6th loss in seven Premier League matches at home against Nottingham Forest and insisted he would find a way from the champions’ poor run.

Nottingham Forest, fighting against the drop before kick off, produced the biggest win at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as Liverpool fell to an eighth loss in 11 matches in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was again unnoticeable and Liverpool contended Murillo’s first goal ought to have been disallowed for similar reasons to Virgil van Dijk’s chalked-off goal versus City before the national team pause. But Slot admitted the buck stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“Nobody wishes to listen to me now talking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 at home to Forest,” said the Reds' boss. “I should examine my own role first and my team, but it demonstrates you how a goal can change the flow of a match. Before I was just hoping for us to net a goal. Afterwards we hardly created any chances.

“Of course there is a path forward, especially with the talented footballers 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, where can we adjust?’ but that is something else from questioning your abilities.

“I wish to emphasise I am accountable for the current losses. You are responsible when you are winning but also responsible when you are losing. I can never come up with sufficient excuses for us to have the outcomes we have. That is not acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s display unravelled as Slot introduced multiple attacking changes when chasing the game. “It was the identical away at Nottingham Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I took the French defender off and put on [Diogo] Jota and he found the net straight away to make it 1-1. Then it was brave, now it’s likely unwise.”

The Anfield side last lost back-to-back at Anfield league games by Forest in the sixties. The last time they lost consecutive league games by a three-goal margin was in the mid-60s.

Slot said: “It was extremely poor. Competing at home, losing 3-0 no matter which team you face is a very, very bad result. Surprising if you consider the opening 30 minutes of the match. I did not witness us creating so many chances in the opening half-hour perhaps the whole season, and the initial occasion they entered in our box they scored.

“It did not happen against Manchester City, but in all other game we have been the controlling team and were capable to create opportunities. Recently it is nearly consistently that we fail to convert our chances and the attempts we allow find the net.”