Jurgen Klopp stated Liverpool had been unable to deal with Brentford’s “chaos” concept in a shock 3-1 defeat on Monday that broken their bid for a high 4 end within the Premier League. Klopp’s aspect endured a nightmare begin to 2023 they usually had solely themselves guilty for the horror present in west London. Ibrahima Konate’s first half personal aim set the tone for a night scarred by errors on the again from Liverpool. Yoane Wissa doubled Brentford’s lead and though Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain obtained one again, Bryan Mbeumo wrapped up Brentford’s first victory towards Liverpool since 1938.

In his first look since enjoying in France’s World Cup last defeat towards Argentina in December, Konate took a big share of the blame for Liverpool’s woeful defensive efficiency.

But the centre-back was removed from alone in deserving criticism for a Liverpool show that left them in sixth place, 4 factors behind fourth positioned Manchester United who play their recreation in hand towards Bournemouth on Tuesday.

Rocked by Liverpool’s first defeat in 5 league video games, Reds boss Klopp conceded Brentford’s intelligent set-piece ways had been an excessive amount of for his gamers to deal with.

“Brentford create chaos with set-pieces. When I say they stretch the rules, they do, in offensive set-pieces,” Klopp stated.

“Don’t get me wrong, it’s smart, but they do. If you could single out all the situations you would find five fouls but because it’s so chaotic no one sees it in the end.”

Although seventh positioned Brentford are on a six-game unbeaten run within the league, together with a powerful win at champions Manchester City simply earlier than the World Cup, it was nonetheless stunning to see Liverpool torn aside so simply.

“You know before the game how strong they are from corners. The game got decided by the second goal which was our fault,” Klopp stated.

“We are not awake, they cross the ball and score the second that decided the game. The third goal should not have been allowed but we should have played better.”

Darwin Nunez, signed from Benfica for £64 million ($77 million) final yr, was one other poster-boy for Liverpool’s struggles.

The 23-year-old had 13 photographs with out scoring in his earlier two league video games and misfired once more within the early levels.

Mohamed Salah‘s excellent cross unhinged the Brentford defence and Nunez seemed sure to finish his barren run when he rounded David Raya.

But Ben Mee scampered again to clear his shot off the road as Nunez held his head in disbelief.

– Fragile Liverpool –

Foreshadowing the harm to come back, Thomas Frank’s group went in entrance from a nook within the nineteenth minute.

Mee tried to flick on nevertheless it was Konate who obtained the ultimate contact because the ball ricocheted off his knee and squirmed previous the wrong-footed Alisson.

Liverpool had been lucky to keep away from extra set-piece distress when Wissa struck from close-range after the Reds made a hash of clearing a nook, just for an offside name to disclaim Brentford.

Moments later, Wissa was left unmarked to drill dwelling from yet one more harmful nook earlier than an offside flag towards Mee as soon as once more spared Liverpool’s blushes.

In disarray on the again, Liverpool had been unable to take care of Brentford’s aerial menace and Wissa lastly obtained on the scoresheet within the forty second minute.

Mathias Jensen’s cross picked out Wissa and the Congo ahead obtained in entrance of Trent Alexander-Arnold for a header that simply crossed the road earlier than Alisson may claw it out.

Klopp was fuming on the touchline as he raged at his shell-shocked gamers.

The German responded by sending on Joel Matip, Andrew Robertson and Naby Keita at half-time, with Virgil van Dijk changed after struggling a leg damage.

Klopp’s adjustments briefly sparked Liverpool, who lowered the deficit within the fiftieth minute when Alexander-Arnold’s pin-point supply was headed dwelling by Oxlade-Chamberlain.

But Brentford’s knockout blow was a self-inflicted wound by Liverpool as Konate fell over whereas failing to take care of a protracted ball to Mbeumo, who ran clear to fit previous Alisson.

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