—Liverpool were condemned to a fourth straight Premier League defeat, tumbling to a 3–2 loss away to Brentford on Saturday night.
The high of Wednesday’s Champions League victory over Eintracht Frankfurt seemed a long time ago as Arne Slot was treated to chants of “You’re getting sacked in the morning,” while Brentford led 3–1 in the second half. Dango Ouattara and Kevin Schade had given the hosts a 2–0 advantage at either end of the opening 45 minutes before Milos Kerkez pulled one back for Liverpool.
Igor Thiago restored Brentford’s two-goal cushion with a penalty an hour in as the Bees deservedly stamped their authority over the out-of-sorts champions. Mohamed Salah’s 89th-minute strike created a nervy conclusion, but the west London outfit held on to claim three famous points.
This is the first time Liverpool have endured a four-game losing streak within the opening nine league games of a season since 1993–94. The Reds slumped to an eighth-place finish that year and currently find themselves sixth, four points adrift of an Arsenal side which is in action tomorrow.
