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Arne Slot stated he needed to “examine my own performance” after Liverpool endured a 6th defeat in 7 Premier League matches at home to Forest and affirmed he would discover a solution from the champions’ slump.

Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, produced the largest victory at Anfield in their club records as the Merseyside club fell to an eighth loss in eleven fixtures in every tournament. The British record signing, Alexander Isak, was again anonymous and Liverpool argued Murillo’s first goal should have been ruled out for comparable grounds to the captain's disallowed effort against Manchester City before the national team pause. But the manager conceded the buck stopped with him and made no excuses.

“Nobody wants to hear me now talking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest,” said the Liverpool head coach. “I should examine my own role first and my squad, but it demonstrates you how a goal can change the momentum of a game. Before I was just waiting for us to net a strike. Afterwards we barely created anything.

“Naturally there is a way out, particularly with the talented players we have. Regardless if you triumph or lose when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we improve, where can we make changes?’ but that is something else from doubting your abilities.

“I wish to stress I am accountable for the present losses. You are responsible when you are winning but also liable when you are losing. I can not come up with sufficient reasons for us to have the results we have. That is far from acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

The team's display fell apart as Slot made multiple offensive substitutions when chasing the game. “It was the identical away at Nottingham Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I took the French defender out and put on [Diogo] Jota and he scored straight away to equalize at 1-1. At that time it was brave, now it’s likely unwise.”

The Anfield side previously were defeated in two successive at Anfield league games by Nottingham Forest in 1963. The last time they lost back-to-back league matches by a three-goal scoreline was in 1965.

Slot commented: “It was extremely poor. Competing on home soil, losing 3-0 no matter which team you face is a terrible outcome. Surprising if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the match. I haven’t seen us producing so much in the opening half-hour maybe the whole campaign, and the initial occasion they arrived in our box they scored.

“It wasn’t at City, but in every other game we have been the controlling team and were able to create chances. Lately it is nearly consistently that we miss our chances and the ones we allow find the net.”