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Liverpool's head coach stated he had to “look at myself” following Liverpool endured a sixth defeat in 7 English top-flight matches on their own turf to Forest and affirmed he would find a way from the champions’ poor run.

Nottingham Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, delivered the largest victory at Anfield in their history as the Merseyside club fell to an eighth loss in eleven fixtures in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was again unnoticeable and the home side argued Murillo’s first goal ought to have been ruled out for comparable grounds to the captain's chalked-off goal versus Manchester City before the national team pause. But the manager admitted the responsibility stopped with him and made no excuses.

“No one wishes to hear me now speaking about refereeing decisions if you are defeated 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to look at myself first and my team, but it demonstrates you how a goal can alter the momentum of a match. Earlier I was just hoping for us to score a goal. Later we barely generated any chances.

“Naturally there is a path forward, particularly with the quality footballers we have. Regardless if you win or are beaten when you reflect you are always considering: ‘In which areas can we improve, where can we adjust?’ but that is something else from doubting yourself.

“I want to stress I am accountable for the current defeats. You are responsible when you are victorious but also responsible when you are losing. I can never provide enough excuses for us to have the results we have. That is not acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

The team's performance fell apart as Slot made multiple attacking changes when chasing the game. “It was the same on the road at Nottingham Forest last season,” he remarked. “I substituted Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] off and put on [Diogo] Jota and he found the net straight away to equalize at 1-1. Then it was brave, currently it’s likely unwise.”

Liverpool previously were defeated in back-to-back home league games against Forest in the sixties. The last time they suffered back-to-back league games by a 3-0 scoreline was in 1965.

The manager commented: “It was extremely poor. Competing on home soil, conceding 3-0 no matter which team 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 opening half-hour maybe the entire campaign, and the initial occasion they arrived in our box they found the back of the net.

“It wasn’t at City, but in every other game we have been the dominant team and were capable to generate opportunities. Lately it is nearly consistently that we fail to convert our chances and the attempts we concede go in.”