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Arne Slot declared he had to “look at myself” after Liverpool suffered a sixth loss in seven Premier League matches at home against Forest and affirmed he would find a solution out of the title holders' slump.

Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, produced the biggest win at Anfield in their history as Liverpool slipped to an eighth loss in eleven fixtures in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was again anonymous and the home side argued Murillo’s first goal ought to have been disallowed for comparable grounds to the captain's chalked-off goal versus Manchester City prior to the national team pause. But the manager conceded the buck rested with him and made no excuses.

“Nobody wants to listen to me now speaking about refereeing decisions if you lose 3-0 at home to Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to examine my own role initially and my team, but it does show you how a score can change the flow of a game. Earlier I was just waiting for us to score a strike. Later we barely created anything.

“Naturally there is a way out, particularly with the talented footballers we have. No matter if you win or are beaten when you look back you are always thinking: ‘In which areas can we do better, in what aspects can we make changes?’ but that is different from questioning your abilities.

“I wish to emphasise I am accountable for the present losses. You are responsible when you are victorious but also responsible when you are defeated. I can not come up with sufficient reasons for us to have the results we have. That is not acceptable and I am to blame for that.”

Liverpool’s performance unravelled as Slot made several attacking changes when pursuing the game. “It was the same on the road at Forest last season,” he said. “I substituted Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] off and brought on the Portuguese forward and he found the net straight away to equalize at 1-1. At that time it was courageous, currently it’s likely unwise.”

Liverpool previously were defeated in two successive home Premier League games against Forest in the sixties. The last time they suffered consecutive league matches by a three-goal scoreline was in the mid-60s.

The manager said: “It was extremely poor. Playing at home, conceding 3-0 regardless of which team you encounter is a terrible result. Surprising if you consider the opening 30 minutes of the match. I did not witness us producing so much in the initial half-hour maybe the whole season, and the first time they entered in our penalty area they found the back of the net.

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