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Liverpool's head coach declared he needed to “examine my own performance” after the Reds suffered a sixth loss in seven Premier League games at home against Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would find a solution out of the champions’ poor run.

Nottingham Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, produced the largest win at Anfield in their history as the Merseyside club slipped to an 8th defeat in 11 fixtures in all competitions. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, was once more unnoticeable and the home side argued Murillo’s opener ought to have been disallowed for comparable grounds to the captain's chalked-off goal against City before the national team pause. But Slot conceded the responsibility rested with him and made no excuses.

“No one wants to listen to me now speaking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 at home to Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to look at myself first and my squad, but it does show you how a score can alter the flow of a game. Earlier I was just waiting for us to net a goal. Later we hardly created any chances.

“Of course there is a way out, especially with the quality players we have. Regardless if you triumph or lose when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘Where can we do better, in what aspects can we adjust?’ but that is different from questioning your abilities.

“I want to stress I am accountable for the present defeats. You are answerable when you are victorious but also responsible when you are defeated. I can not provide sufficient excuses for us to have the results we have. That is not good enough and I am responsible for that.”

The team's performance fell apart as Slot introduced multiple attacking changes when chasing the match. “It was the same on the road at Forest last season,” he said. “I took the French defender off and brought on the Portuguese forward and he scored straight away to equalize at 1-1. Then it was brave, now it’s likely stupid.”

The Anfield side last lost two successive home Premier League games by Forest in 1963. The most recent occasion they lost consecutive top-flight games by a 3-0 scoreline was in the mid-60s.

Slot commented: “It was extremely poor. Competing at home, conceding 3-0 regardless of which opponent you face is a very, very bad result. Unexpected if you consider the opening 30 minutes of the match. I did not witness us creating so many chances in the initial 30 minutes maybe the whole campaign, and the initial occasion they entered in our penalty area they found the back of the net.

“It wasn’t against Manchester City, but in all other game we have been the dominant team and were capable to create chances. Recently it is almost consistently that we fail to convert our opportunities and the ones we allow find the net.”