Liverpool entertained Brentford at Anfield earlier today as they hoped to secure a good result at home in the Premier League. The Reds made a decent start to the game and scored the opening goal in the 39th minute when Mohamed Salah scored with a clinical finish. Jurgen Klopp‘s men went into the half-time break 1-0 up on the scoreline.
Salah doubled Liverpool’s advantage with a good header in the 62nd minute. Diogo Jota made the points secure for the Reds when he scored with a great strike just 12 minutes later. The contest ended with Liverpool earning an impressive 3-0 victory in front of their home fans.
Let’s take a look at how each Liverpool player fared during the clash against the Bees.
GK: Alisson Becker – 7.5/10
The Brazilian keeper made a few solid saves during the game and secured an important clean sheet at home.
RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold – 7/10
Alexander-Arnold didn’t do much wrong at the back and caused some problems for the opposition because of his excellent ball distribution.
CB: Joel Matip – 7.5/10
He gave a good account of himself inside his half and was a decent presence on the ball
CB: Virgil Van Dijk – 8/10
Van Dijk didn’t put a foot wrong in the game and would be quite pleased with the clean sheet today.
LB: Kostas Tsimikas – 8/10
Tsimikas performed his defensive duties well and was a real threat down the left flank. He ended the game with a couple of assists to his name.
CM: Dominik Szoboszlai – 7/10
He worked his socks off at both ends of the field and managed to engineer two good chances in the final third.
CM: Wataru Endo – 7/10
Endo anchored the midfield well and did the defensive dirty work for his team at the centre of the park.
CM: Cody Gakpo – 7.5/10
He made a few eye-catching runs with the ball but failed to register a goal.
RW: Mohamed Salah – 8.5/10
Salah was a constant menace on the right wing and managed to score two good goals for his team.
ST: Darwin Nunez – 8/10
Nunez caused all sorts of chaos in and around the Brentford penalty box and did well to bag an assist.
LW: Diogo Jota – 8/10
The Portuguese talent made two inviting chances for others around him and managed to get his name on the scoresheet with a great strike in the 83rd minute.
Substitutes:
CM: Harvey Elliott – N/A
LW: Luis Diaz – N/A
CB: Jarell Quansah – N/A
CM: James McConnell – N/A
