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Arne Slot declared he needed to “examine my own performance” after Liverpool suffered a 6th defeat in seven Premier League matches on their own turf against Forest and insisted he would find a way out of the champions’ slump.

Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, produced the biggest win at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as Liverpool slipped to an 8th loss in eleven matches in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was again anonymous and Liverpool contended Murillo’s opener should have been ruled out for comparable grounds to Virgil van Dijk’s disallowed effort against Manchester City before the international break. But the manager admitted the buck stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wishes to hear me now speaking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” said the Liverpool head coach. “I ought to look at my own role initially and my squad, but it does show you how a goal can change the flow of a match. Before I was just waiting for us to score a strike. Afterwards we barely created anything.

“Of course there is a way out, particularly with the talented players we have. Regardless if you win or are beaten when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we improve, where can we adjust?’ but that is different from questioning yourself.

“I want to emphasise I am accountable for the current defeats. You are responsible when you are winning but also liable when you are defeated. I can not come up with enough excuses for us to have the outcomes we have. That is not acceptable and I am to blame for that.”

Liverpool’s display fell apart as Slot introduced multiple offensive changes when chasing the game. “It was the identical on the road at Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I substituted the French defender off and brought on the Portuguese forward and he scored straight away to equalize at 1-1. Then it was courageous, now it’s likely stupid.”

Liverpool previously were defeated in back-to-back at Anfield Premier League games by Forest in 1963. The most recent occasion they suffered consecutive league matches by a three-goal scoreline was in the mid-60s.

Slot commented: “It was very bad. Playing on home soil, conceding 3-0 regardless of which opponent you face is a terrible outcome. Unexpected if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the game. I did not witness us producing so much in the initial half-hour perhaps the entire season, and the initial occasion they entered in our box they scored.

“It did not happen at City, but in every other fixture we have been the dominant side and were able to generate chances. Lately it is almost constantly that we miss our chances and the ones we allow find the net.”