Liverpool’s title chances are high hanging by a thread already, having misplaced 4 of their opening 9 video games for the primary time in 32 years.
The entire defeats have, extremely, come consecutively, as Brentford’s 3-2 win continued the Reds’ latest woes.
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Arne Slot’s aspect had gained each sport earlier than dropping to Crystal Palace on the finish of September – and that kick-started a collapse.
Since then, they’ve been overwhelmed by Galatasaray within the Champions League and Chelsea and Manchester United within the Premier League.
A convincing 5-1 win in midweek in opposition to Eintracht Frankfurt seemed to have doubtlessly reignited some life into Liverpool.
Nonetheless, they’ve fallen to a different defeat on the Gtech Group Stadium and crumbled again right down to earth with a bang.
No crew has gone on to win the Premier League title having misplaced 4 in a row in 40 years, that means the reigning champions now have an enormous problem to defend their crown this season.
And they’ll should make historical past if they’re to get their palms on the trophy once more this time round.
Liverpool made the worst attainable begin to the sport as Dango Ouattara volleyed in from a protracted throw-in.
Kevin Schade then doubled the Brentford lead earlier than half-time, however Milos Kerkez struck in stoppage time to reignite hope.
Nonetheless, Igor Thiago’s penalty regained the Bees’ two-goal benefit to seal the win, albeit after Mohamed Salah piled on the stress with an 89th-minute strike.
It was Salah’s first purpose in seven video games, nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient as Keith Andrews’ aspect held on to an enormous three factors.
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Extra brutal stats
Saturday evening was a history-making evening for all of the incorrect causes for Liverpool, as they misplaced to Brentford.
It’s the first time since 1970 that the Reds have been overwhelmed in 5 consecutive journeys to London within the top-flight.
They’ve additionally now conceded 14 objectives of their 9 Premier League video games this marketing campaign, letting in three on the Gtech.
Slot’s aspect did not concede their 14th purpose final season till the sixteenth matchday of final season.
On prime of that, Liverpool are actually simply the fourth reigning champions to lose 4 consecutive video games after Leicester in 2016-17 (5), themselves in 2020-21 (4) and Manchester Metropolis final season (4).
They usually have already misplaced as many league video games this season as they did within the entirety of final time period.
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‘Powerful to take’
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk informed TNT Sports activities post-match: “Dissatisfied about dropping right here.
“We all know what their strengths have been and what they have been going to attempt to do. We would have liked to be spot on with the standard they’d.
“It was a disappointing evening total for us. Powerful to take nevertheless it’s the truth and we have to preserve going.”
He added: “It is the truth that we misplaced in the present day. We have now the subsequent sport on Wednesday in opposition to an opponent [Crystal Palace] who already made our life tough this season.
“We have now to show our mindset fairly rapidly to be prepared for that. They may come to Anfield to harm us much more, however it is a powerful one to take. We won’t deny that. It isn’t a simple second.
“We have been attempting to construct on that efficiency in opposition to Frankfurt and this was not a pleasant night to have.”