Alexis Mac Allister fluffed the one big chance Liverpool created, which arrived before Forest took the lead and could have easily led to a different outcome. The Anfield crowd were tolerant to a point but were audibly fed up by the end, too. How can a team with a 74 per cent share of possession concede enough chances to ship three goals? The hosts finished the game with two midfielders playing across their defensive line - perhaps that explains it. Virgil van Dijk asked team-mates to "look in the mirror".
There is no doubt that crisis has morphed into catastrophe, with no signs of slowing. Slot needs a comprehensive review of failings and a plan to stem the flow before this quickly turns into one of the shoddiest attempts at a title defence the Premier League has ever seen.