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Liverpool's head coach stated he needed to “look at myself” after Liverpool endured a sixth loss in 7 Premier League games at home to Nottingham Forest and insisted he would discover a solution from the champions’ slump.

Forest, fighting against the drop prior to the match, delivered the largest win at Liverpool's stadium in their history as the Merseyside club fell to an eighth loss in eleven fixtures in every tournament. The British record signing, Alexander Isak, was once more unnoticeable and the home side contended Murillo’s first goal ought to have been ruled out for comparable grounds to Virgil van Dijk’s disallowed effort against Manchester City prior to the international break. But Slot admitted the responsibility rested with him and made no excuses.

“No one wishes to listen to me now talking about refereeing decisions if you are defeated 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Liverpool head coach. “I should examine myself first and my team, but it demonstrates you how a goal can change the momentum of a match. Before I was just waiting for us to net a goal. Later we hardly generated any chances.

“Of course there is a path forward, particularly with the talented players we have. Regardless if you win or are beaten when you look back you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we do better, where can we make changes?’ but that is different from doubting yourself.

“I wish to stress I am accountable for the present defeats. You are responsible when you are winning but also liable when you are losing. I can never come up with sufficient excuses for us to have the results we have. That is not acceptable and I am to blame for that.”

The team's display unravelled as the coach made multiple offensive substitutions when chasing the game. “It was the same on the road at Forest the previous campaign,” he remarked. “I substituted Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] off and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he scored immediately to equalize at 1-1. Then it was courageous, now it’s likely stupid.”

Liverpool previously were defeated in back-to-back home league games against Forest in the sixties. The last time they lost consecutive top-flight games by a 3-0 margin was in 1965.

The manager commented: “It was very bad. Competing at home, losing 3-0 regardless of which opponent you face is a very, very bad outcome. 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 campaign, and the first time they entered in our penalty area they scored.

“It wasn’t at City, but in all other game we have been the dominant side and were capable to create opportunities. Recently it is almost constantly that we miss our opportunities and the ones we allow find the net.”