Liverpool are aiming to build some much-needed momentum off the back of their thumping midweek victory when they visit Brentford in the Premier League.
The Reds had suffered four straight defeats before securing an impressive 5–1 win against Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League on Wednesday night. They were staring at a fifth straight loss for the first time since 1953, but returned to winning ways in style to boost confidence levels ahead of this Saturday’s trip to the capital.
Liverpool’s recent slip-ups have seen them surrender ground in the Premier League title race and they now find themselves four points off table-toppers Arsenal. They will be desperate to close that gap to a single point before the Gunners host Crystal Palace on Sunday afternoon.
Overcoming Brentford will be no easy feat, however, as Manchester United and Chelsea have already discovered at the Gtech Community Stadium. The Bees remain tricky customers despite their enforced summer overhaul and enter the game having beaten West Ham United on Monday night.
An array of former Liverpool players will be tasked with trying to thwart their old employers, with Jordan Henderson, Caomhín Kelleher, Fábio Carvalho and Sepp van den Berg all representing Brentford on Saturday.
Here is guide to the clash.
