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Liverpool's head coach stated he had to “look at myself” following the Reds suffered a 6th loss in seven Premier League games on their own turf against Forest and insisted he would find a way from the champions’ slump.

Nottingham Forest, fighting against the drop before kick off, produced the largest victory at Liverpool's stadium in their club records as the Merseyside club slipped to an eighth defeat in 11 fixtures in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was again unnoticeable and Liverpool contended Murillo’s first goal ought to have been disallowed for comparable grounds to the captain's chalked-off goal versus City prior to the national team pause. But the manager conceded the responsibility rested with him and made no excuses.

“Nobody wishes to hear me now speaking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 at home to Forest,” stated the Liverpool head coach. “I should look at my own role initially and my squad, but it demonstrates you how a score can change the momentum of a match. Before I was just hoping for us to net a goal. Afterwards we barely created anything.

“Of course there is a way out, especially with the quality players we have. No matter if you triumph or lose when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘Where can we improve, in what aspects can we adjust?’ but that is different from doubting yourself.

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

The team's display fell apart as the coach introduced multiple attacking substitutions when pursuing the game. “It was the identical away at Forest last season,” he remarked. “I substituted the French defender off and brought on [Diogo] Jota and he scored straight away to make it 1-1. Then it was courageous, currently it’s likely unwise.”

The Anfield side last lost two successive at Anfield Premier League fixtures by Forest in the sixties. The last time they suffered back-to-back league matches by a 3-0 margin was in 1965.

The manager said: “It was very bad. Competing on home soil, losing 3-0 regardless of which opponent you encounter is a very, very bad result. Surprising if you consider the opening 30 minutes of the match. I did not witness us producing so many chances in the initial 30 minutes perhaps the whole season, and the initial occasion they arrived in our penalty area they found the back of the net.

“It did not happen at City, but in all other game we have been the controlling side and were able to generate opportunities. Recently it is almost consistently that we fail to convert our chances and the attempts we concede find the net.”