Brentford defeated Liverpool 3-2, condemning the Reds to their fourth straight Premier League loss. Dango Ouattara, Kevin Schade, and Igor Thiago were on target for Brentford, while Milos Kerkez and Mohamed Salah scored for Liverpool.
After the defeat, Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk, who conceded a penalty during the match, spoke to TNT Sports about the team’s performance and the challenge ahead.
“Disappointed about losing here. We know what their strengths were and what they were going to try to do. We needed to be spot on with the quality they had. It was a disappointing night overall for us. Tough to take, but it’s the reality and we need to keep going.
“We have the next game on Wednesday against Crystal Palace, who already made our life difficult this season. We have to turn our mindset pretty quickly to be ready for that. They will come to Anfield to hurt us even more, but this is a tough one to take. We can’t deny that. It’s not an easy moment.
“We were trying to build on that performance against Frankfurt, and this was not a nice evening to have.”
Liverpool manager Arne Slot will need to quickly find a response in the next fixture if he is to maintain the confidence of both the club’s board and its supporters.