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Arne Slot declared he needed to “examine my own performance” after the Reds endured a sixth loss in seven Premier League matches on their own turf against Forest and insisted he would discover a way out of the champions’ poor run.

Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, produced the largest win at Liverpool's stadium in their history as Liverpool fell to an eighth defeat in 11 fixtures in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was again unnoticeable and Liverpool contended Murillo’s first goal ought to have been disallowed for comparable grounds to the captain's disallowed effort against City prior to the national team pause. But the manager admitted the responsibility rested with him and made no excuses.

“Nobody wishes to hear me now talking about refereeing decisions if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” said the Reds' boss. “I should examine myself first and my team, but it does show you how a score can change the momentum of a match. Earlier I was just waiting for us to score a strike. Later we hardly generated any chances.

“Of course there is a way out, especially with the talented players we have. No matter if you win or lose when you look back you are always considering: ‘Where can we do better, where can we adjust?’ but that is something else from doubting your abilities.

“I want to stress I am accountable for the present defeats. You are answerable when you are winning but also responsible when you are losing. I can not provide sufficient reasons for us to have the outcomes we have. That is not acceptable and I am to blame for that.”

The team's performance unravelled as the coach made several offensive changes when pursuing the game. “It was the identical on the road at Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I took Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] out and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he scored straight away to make it 1-1. At that time it was brave, currently it’s probably stupid.”

The Anfield side last lost two successive home Premier League fixtures by Nottingham Forest in 1963. The last time they suffered back-to-back league games by a 3-0 scoreline was in the mid-60s.

The manager commented: “It was extremely poor. Competing on home soil, losing 3-0 regardless of which team you face is a very, very bad outcome. Unexpected if you consider the opening 30 minutes of the game. I did not witness us producing so much in the opening half-hour perhaps the entire campaign, and the initial occasion they arrived in our box they scored.

“It did not happen at City, but in all other fixture we have been the dominant side and were capable to create opportunities. Recently it is nearly constantly that we miss our opportunities and the attempts we concede go in.”