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Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola, speaking to Sky Sports: "There was a lot of things happening during the game. The first half more or less was quite level, we had the clear chance.

"They scored before the end and second half we need the comeback. I think we played really well until the 2-1. After that we started to protect something, I think we didn't manage the last minutes well.

"I think some of the players were seeing quite clear chances to finish the game that we haven't been able to finish. We lacked some composure on the ball. Sometimes it was just about keeping the ball more and not going for the goal with the first chance."

On the penalty and red card: "Two decisions, I need to see them, both of them. I think the penalty is probably not a penalty."

On Jeremie Frimpong: He finished cramping the other day in the Champions League so we knew he wouldn't start the game. We were playing against 10 and I thought he was going to give us more going forwards, but he felt straight away something in the muscle."

On Dominik Szoboszlai: "He has tried, he has trained the last days, but we didn't know the minutes he'd have. It's not another injury, he's still not healed."

Liverpool striker Alexander Isak, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "Very hard. It's not an easy place to come to. It's a tough game and a physical type of game to play, which makes it even more satisfying.

"Being a difficult game and us being down 1-0, it shows character to turn it around. We hung in there and pushed for the victory.

"I think everyone has some team where they do extra well against. I've had a good record against Brentford. Happy about that."

On bouncing back from the Man City defeat: "That's always the challenge, to bounce back and get back to winning ways. Now it's just about keeping this spirit and getting a winning streak."

Did you know?

• Liverpool have won a Premier League away game after conceding first for the first time since December 2023 against Crystal Palace (2-1), ending a run of 19 without a win when going 1-0 behind on the road (D7 L12).

• Florian Wirtz is the first player to create nine or more chances from open play in a Premier League game since Sadio Mane against Burnley in January 2021 (9), also for Liverpool, and first in an away match since Samir Nasri for Manchester City vs Spurs in August 2011 (10).

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Alexander Isak's languid style often sees him operating on the margins of games, but his habit of coming alive in the penalty area is proving vital for Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola.

And Isak is proving particularly valuable to Liverpool on their travels, after scoring twice in the 2-0 victory at Ipswich Town, the winner at Bournemouth and now the strike at Brentford that proved decisive.

It was classic Isak, having been virtually anonymous previously, as he pounced on Bradley Barcola's header eight minutes after Victor Munoz's equaliser.

Iraola will be delighted and relieved, especially after losing Dominik Szoboszlai to what looked like a recurrence of his hamstring injury in the first half, then Jeremie Frimpong only seven minutes after coming on as a substitute at the start of the second half.

Liverpool were not fluent, but results are all-important for Iraola as he begins his reign and this was an important win.

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Brentford have had an unbeaten start, and while I thought they were a bit lucky to get a draw at Aston Villa last week, they have plenty of momentum.

Liverpool got a big win on their travels in the Champions League against LASK on Wednesday but there are two ways to look at that result.

On one hand, they looked good going forward and it was great for Bradley Barcola to open his account with a hat-trick.

But, at the same time, they conceded three goals and they still have that vulnerability about them at the back.

If the Reds empty the midfield again in this game then they are going to be in trouble, because Brentford are quite direct and will keep looking to run in behind the Liverpool defence.

The sceptics will say Barcola needs to start delivering in the Premier League too, and Florian Wirtz has been taking a bit of a battering for his performances.

The question I asked on the Monday Night Club was: 'what kind of player actually is he?'

They have paid so much money for him but is he a dribbler? No. He's not the kind of player to shoot and score from the edge of the box either.

He has got an intelligent football brain but Liverpool wanted more than that. When you spend so much on a player, you want some numbers from him.

This is a tricky game for Liverpool, and I don't think they will win it. They definitely won't keep a clean sheet, either.

Sutton's prediction: 2-2

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Matthew Hobbs
BBC Sport journalist

Brentford bid to continue their unbeaten start to the season against a Liverpool side aiming to bounce back from a first loss of the campaign against Manchester City.

BBC Sport examines some of the key themes going into their meeting at Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday.

Brentford's draw at Aston Villa means they host Liverpool on Saturday as one of only three Premier League teams yet to lose this season, although the manner of the result at Villa Park was another reminder that their strong start could have been even better.

The Bees again dropped points from a winning position, having taken the lead after just 10 minutes through midfielder Yehor Yarmolyuk only to go on to draw 2-2.

It means Keith Andrews' side have dropped more points after going ahead than any side other than Bournemouth in this Premier League campaign.

Brentford have trailed for fewer than six minutes in total this season – by far the lowest total of any team – but have won only two of their six matches (D4).

Part of the issue is the form of centre-forward Igor Thiago. Only Erling Haaland scored more than the Brazil international's 22 league goals last season, but Thiago has not been at his clinical best in 2026-27, netting only once from an expected goals tally of 3.2 – the biggest underperformance of any player so far.

Fourth-place Brentford, though, still face Liverpool ranked higher in the league table for the first time since 1938 and against a visiting time who lost for the first time under Andoni Iraola against Manchester City on Sunday, ending the Spaniard's 23-game unbeaten run in the Premier League.

Incidentally, Iraola's lowest points-per-game tally as a Premier League manager is in this fixture, with his Bournemouth side failing to beat the Bees in all six meetings during his tenure at Vitality Stadium (D2, L4).

Liverpool bounced back from last weekend's loss at Anfield to beat LASK 6-3 in the Champions League on Wednesday, with Bradley Barcola scoring a first career hat-trick – his first Liverpool goals on his seventh appearance since joining for £123m from Paris St-Germain earlier this year.

While Barcola's performance is a welcome boon before a tough away fixture, Liverpool may look elsewhere for a potential match-winner.

Following a difficult debut campaign on Merseyside, Alexander Isak has scored four times in five league outings this season, while his record against Brentford is excellent.

The 27-year-old has scored in all four of his Premier League appearances against the Bees, including three at the Gtech.

Aadam Patel
Liverpool reporter

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Trey Nyoni has said former Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara is his inspiration and that he styles his game on the Spaniard.

"I always watch players like Thiago. Yeah, he is the guy," said Nyoni, 19, after making his first Champions League start for Liverpool in Wenesday's 6-3 win over LASK.

Andoni Iraola described Nyoni as "mature" and "tactically very smart" at his pre-Brentford news conference on Thursday. On what the Reds boss asked of him, Nyoni added: "The manager has given me a lot of trust. He wants me to get on the ball as much as possible and always look to play forward. That's the biggest message.

"Obviously, to try to press high. With our press, everyone has their different roles and responsibilities.

"He has given me so much responsibility. Ever since he came in, he has tried to make my life easy. He is helping a lot and helping me adapt to a new position I am playing right now. I still have a lot of work to keep improving but, right now, I feel good."

Nyoni, who left Leicester City's academy to join Liverpool in September 2023, made his Liverpool debut in February 2024 and has featured 26 times for the first team.

With Ryan Gravenberch suspended and Dominik Szoboszlai a doubt for Saturday's trip to Brentford, Nyoni could make his first Premier League start.

"I don't feel nervous at all. I don't get nervous. With all the hard work I have put in to get to this moment and position, I just want to show the manager and everyone what I can do and show the fans what I can do," he said.

"Honestly, nights like this [in Europe] are something I have always dreamed of. Now, I just have to keep on going and going."

Aadam Patel
Liverpool reporter

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Bradley Barcola wasn't the only Liverpool player to score a hat-trick against LASK on Wednesday.

With Liverpool's under-19s two goals down to LASK's youngsters in the Uefa Youth League, skipper Will Wright led from the front and scored his first hat-trick for the club as they came from behind to win 4-2 in Austria.

The 18-year-old now has nine goals in eight games this season at academy level, and he hopes that such numbers won't go unnoticed by Andoni Iraola.

"I have to just keeping working hard like Lewis [Koumas] has, and some of the other lads like Chambo [Luke Chambers] and James McConnell," said Wright.

"They keep working hard and are with them every day, then they come back and you ask 'what's it like?' and they say everyone works hard.

"That's the level us under-21's have to aim for and hopefully I can make my debut this season."

On whether his hat-trick sent a message to the first team, Wright added: "I hope so, and if the opportunity comes, I hope I can take it like all the other lads who have gone over to the first team as well.

"I just need to keep progressing. I'm obviously a goalscorer but I want to be a more complete player as well, and wearing the armband, I need to be vocal on the pitch also. It's about keeping contributing.

"My motivation is purely to get into the first team, to get in and around training and learn off some of the likes of [Alexander] Isak and Hugo [Ekitike]."

The teenager, who joined from Salford in 2025, praised his team-mates after Liverpool scored four goals in 32 second-half minutes to complete a remarkable comeback.

"My second goal, the cross lands right on my head so it's an easy finish, but the quality of the cross from Finn [Inglethorpe] is there," he said.

"And the first one, what a ball from Luca [Eden] and what a player as well, he's just 15 and what a player. We have so much quality in the group.

"Not just to me, but the whole [academy] squad, it's about energy and pressing. Jurgen [Klopp] had that philosophy of pressing at the right moments. The gaffer is the exact same as that and he loves an energetic side.

"In pre-season, it was a new system and I took a bit of time to adjust to it. But watching the games and speaking to a few of the lads as well, you get to grips with it. It gives you more tools to do well in the first team."

Rob Page, Liverpool's U21s head coach, added: "He [Wright] is in a good place. He is scoring, he takes responsibility and his work-rate is phenomenal.

"He's very appealing to the eye, to our gaffer, and to managers out there. The way he represents the football club, it's quite apt at the minute that he's captain in this competition.

"You see Koumas with the first team and the energy he brings to the front line, that's from being brought up in the academy, and Will has a similar identity.

"If you add his ability to all that, then you have the makings of a very good player."

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Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola is "confident" Trey Nyoni will "continue taking steps in the right direction" this season, after the 19-year-old made his first Champions League start in the 6-3 win over LASK.

Nyoni, who left Leicester City's academy to join the Reds' youth set-up in September 2023, has made a total of 26 first-team appearances since his debut in February 2024.

The central midfielder is yet to make a Premier League start, but Ryan Gravenberch's one-match suspension and Dominik Szoboszlai's hamstring issues could see him line up alongside Alexis Mac Allister against Brentford on Saturday.

"He is very young and he hasn't got a lot of minutes in the first team, but he is very mature and he is tactically very smart," said Iraola. "He will continue taking steps in the right direction, I am confident in him.

"He has been involved in most of the last games, but he has to keep this level of performance and training. He has to be able to play as a six or an eight. He has to be able to start or to play one minute. He has to be able to put pressure on the other midfielders.

"It is very good that we can put in these younger players with not a lot of experience and they can perform in competitions like the Champions League and the Premier League."

With Liverpool currently on a run of six games in 17 days, Iraola also explained his squad rotation philosophy, saying: "We will need everyone in one moment or another. Everybody has to be ready because we will probably need them.

"This is the challenge of playing in competitions like the Champions League, no? It isn't going to just happen this week, it is going to be a constant thing this season so we have to adapt."

The Spion Kop podcast's Peter Bolster gave his thoughts on BBC Radio Merseyside on Liverpool's "fluidity" against LASK and how Lewis Koumas is beginning to look like an "established footballer".

Bolster said: "The fluidity was there, and it was nice to see because we had not seen that so far.

"When Andoni Iraola came in, you thought to yourself we were going to see some lovely attacking football, but actually some of the best improvements he has made is making sure we're not leaking goals in that transition, which we have seen very early on in the season.

"We have not seen Iraola football yet - we have seen glimpses of it against LASK.

"There is no doubt that they weren't the best opposition, and it was one of those games you couldn't really win because people were always going to throw that tag at you.

"I think when you do things well, which Liverpool did in the attacking third against LASK, it puts that confidence in you.

"Lewis Koumas made his European debut, he scored a goal in Europe, his first goal of the season.

"Away at Brentford on Saturday, fans will have more confidence in him and again that will give him more confidence.

"When you see him go through on Sunday against Manchester City, he hits it straight at the keeper. You say to yourself it is a bit unlucky, but has he got the calibre and talent to put the ball in the back of the net?

"Against LASK, every time he got the ball he looked like an established footballer."

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Former footballer and presenter

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Mitch from Canada asked: Pat – with your eye for a player – do you think Florian Wirtz will come good at Liverpool? And if they hadn't spent so much on him, would he still be in the 11?

Pat: All the stats suggested Wirtz was likely to be a success when he left the Bundesliga to join Liverpool. It isn't just the data experts who thought he was likely to be a revelation, most ex-players could see the technical ability and were suitably impressed. I include myself in that group.

In answer to your question, if Liverpool had everyone fit, he wouldn't be close to starting for the first team at the moment, he just hasn't had a profound impact often enough. It doesn't help that he is, in some people's eyes, trying to replace Mo Salah which, although an impossible job, he hasn't even come even vaguely close to achieving.

So, what has gone wrong, because it certainly hasn't all gone right. Sometimes it takes a while to fit into a new team style, tactical system, the pace of a new league, new surroundings, and different team-mates who have different skills and who do not initially understand your skill set perfectly.

The problem is that showing such mercy can only last a season at most. After that, it very quickly becomes time to worry if it is ever going to work to the level it was expected and sounds more like excuses than reasons.

Liverpool haven't been at their best for some time and that hasn't helped either, especially with the injuries to the other forwards and the lack of investment at the back. There hasn't been a set specialist right full-back for him to work with since he arrived, which doesn't help when he is on that side of the field.

Even so, Florian has to show he is part of the remedy and not part of the cause of Liverpool's ills.

Big transfer fee or not, if you do not deliver in goals and assists as a forward at Liverpool, your days will be numbered.

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Virgil van Dijk believes that Bradley Barcola's hat-trick will be "massive" for the France international after he opened his Liverpool account in style against LASK in the Champions League.

Barcola did not score or get an assist in his first six games for Liverpool, but the 24-year-old, who the Reds signed from PSG for £123m in the summer, took the match ball home on Wednesday in Austria.

"It's massive for him. He's very introverted anyway. He won't express his feelings too much but everyone knows that will help him so much. Hopefully there are many more hat-tricks to come," said the Liverpool captain.

Van Dijk arrived on Merseyside in 2018 for a then club-record fee of £75m and, asked how Liverpool can help Barcola settle in, the 35-year-old said: "It's about creating the environment where he can express himself on the pitch.

"As a footballer, you always want to be out there, showing what you can do. For him, scoring goals is a big part of his game.

"To get a hat-trick in the Champions League is a great thing for him and for us.

"You can share experiences, for sure. It's about helping each other to succeed. We're in it together. Bradley is getting into it now, he'll be absolutely fine."

Van Dijk wasn't in the starting eleven for the game in Austria after taking a small blow to the calf against Manchester City on Sunday, but the defender expects to be fully fit for the trip to Brentford on Saturday.

He came on alongside Joe Gomez just after the hour mark as head coach Andoni Iraola took off Jeremy Jacquet and Ronald Araujo and, after the changes, Liverpool conceded three goals.

"I didn't expect to come on whatsoever. It was a surprise. I'm still recovering a bit [after getting a kick to the calf against City]," said Van Dijk.

"It had been a long time since I didn't start a game like that. I still did everything I could off the pitch to help the team. It was unusual for me [not starting] but it's part of life. I think I'll be fine for Saturday.

"Obviously Joe and I made it interesting after we came on after 60 minutes, but sometimes these things happen."

And Van Dijk praised his team-mates as Liverpool's third-youngest starting XI in Champions League history romped to victory in a game that had nine goals.

"It was a crazy game. I'm really happy for everyone. Bradley, Kostas [Tsimikas], Trey [Nyoni], [Lewis] Koumas, everyone stepped up," he added.

"There were so many good things tonight that should get attention. The credit the young boys get is well deserved.

"Now it's time to go home and recover. We don't have too much time before we face Brentford in another tough game on Saturday.

"Trey, Rio, Lewis - working so hard, and I was happy for Lewis to get that goal. Happy days."

Millie Sian
BBC Sport journalist

Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Brentford at Gtech Community Stadium (kick-off 15:00 BST).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• It is "too early" to confirm whether injured trio Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexander Isak and Cody Gakpo will be available. Iraola explained: "We still have tomorrow's training session to go, but obviously they weren't ready to face LASK on Wednesday. I will leave the chance open this time, though."

• Giovanni Leoni's rehabilitation from a long-term knee injury is "taking more time than expected". The initial target was to get him back in first-team training during the recent three-week international break, but the November international break is now looking more likely.

• He added: "Having spoken to the medical department, his injury wasn't just an ACL. It was a bad injury that involved a lot of issues around the knee. For that reason, he needs to be very confident on it and his rehabilitation process needs to be very thought out."

• Liverpool will also be without Ryan Gravenberch, who is serving a one-match ban after receiving a red card last time out, but Iraola was keen to add: "When we are basically playing every three days or less, we need all of our players available so that we can rotate a little bit for each game."

• It is still "early days" for Bradley Barcola at Anfield, after completing a £123m move this summer, but his Champions League hat-trick against LASK was "remarkable" and "something nice for him".

• Lewis Koumas is "earning the minutes he is playing" after being included in Iraola's first-team squad: "He is young, so obviously he needs to improve in some ways, but he is ready to learn and be the best player he can be. If I wasn't confident in him, I know I have other options up front."

• Rio Ngumoha is "getting more comfortable" playing on the right wing this season. The 18-year-old has also had to adapt to playing in front of either Jeremie Frimpong, "who allows him to cut in on the inside", or Ronald Araujo, "who he needs to allow more width on the ball".

• Liverpool will need to be "at their best physically and mentally" and "ready for battle" at Gtech Community Stadium, especially as Keith Andrews' side are one of three unbeaten teams in the Premier League this season.

• On Brentford's main threats: "They have good players. They are well-coached. They have a clear idea that has been consistent for a number of seasons now. They are a squad that understands what they are trying to do. They are also good on the ball, physical and honest."

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"The more playing time Bradley Barcola racks up, the more rhythm we will see him develop."

That is the verdict of former Liverpool midfielder Charlie Adam, who feels the club's £123m summer signing deserves patience as he adapts to the demands of the Premier League this season.

The 24-year-old forward needed seven games to find the back of the net for his new club, but he did it in style with a hat-trick against LASK in the Champions League.

"He has obviously been signed for the big moments," Adam told BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast. "We haven't quite seen him do that just yet but he didn't really have a pre-season, after trying to get a transfer all summer, so he probably hasn't arrived at Anfield as sharp as he would've wanted.

"The more playing time he racks up, the more rhythm we will see him develop. The more playing time he has alongside his team-mates, the more we will understand his potential.

"Scoring a hat-trick against LASK in the Champions League is a brilliant achievement, but Liverpool will be needing that sort of performance against the likes of Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea.

"But that hat-trick will do him the world of good. It was a big moment for him in his Liverpool career, but now we will be looking for him to show that level on a consistent basis until the next international break."

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Liverpool reporter

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Andoni Iraola's side were relentless in the first half against Austrian champions LASK. Their dominance was such that they could have easily scored more than three.

The 19 shots Liverpool had by half-time was the most on record since 2003-04 by any team in the first half of a Champions League away match.

If there was any criticism, it would be that they were guilty of becoming a little complacent in the second period, conceding three goals after the hour mark but, in fairness, the job was all but done.

There were more positives to take on the night, with both full-backs coming into the side and performing well. Jeremie Frimpong scored and registered two assists, while Kostas Tsimikas added two assists of his own.

Ronald Araujo also scored his first goal for the club and Lewis Koumas got no less than he deserved when he netted in the second half.

The 21-year-old even had two goals ruled out for offside, but his first-half assist for Bradley Barcola meant he became the youngest player to score and assist in a Champions League match for Liverpool (21 years 25 days), with the previous record held by Steven Gerrard. Fine company, indeed.

Liverpool will know they will not get many easier games than this over the course of the season. After all, LASK came into it winless in their past four matches.

"It is very difficult to assess because the game was very passive for large periods," said former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock on BBC Radio 5 Live.

"There were parts when I was watching Trey Nyoni in midfield and he had no pressure on him at all and was just picking passes off.

"Barcola had got the run of his full-back, who was taken off at half-time, so I think that tells you everything.

"I don't read too much into it because I expected Liverpool to go there and win, and win comfortably."

Warnock believes the bigger test for Liverpool will be at Brentford on Saturday, with the unbeaten Bees fourth in the Premier League.

He added: "Can Barcola do that again away at Brentford? That's what they have essentially bought him for - to play in big games away from home.

"He hasn't played much football this season, so this game was about getting minutes in his legs, getting him fit and sharper.

"The acid test will be this next fixture."

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We asked for your thoughts after Wednesday's Champions League game between LASK and Liverpool.

Here are some of your comments:

Ben: It was great to see all the goals being scored by players who either haven't scored or who don't score often. Liverpool have often been known as a team who rely on certain players for goals (Ian Rush, Robbie Fowler, Steven Gerrard, Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szobozslai, to name a few from the past). Those who criticised Bradley Barcola and Florian Wirtz at the weekend are, hopefully, eating humble pie. The only disappointment was the goals conceded towards the end.

Deano: First, a good result and to score six away at any club is great. Maybe I'm being harsh, but Wirtz in the second half, spent a lot of the time walking. For me, he is the player who should be dominating games, looking for the ball all the time so he can make things happen, because he has the ability to do this rather than being a luxury player.

Les: Impressive win, but it means nothing if we don't beat Brentford. It's difficult to see where Liverpool stand this season because of all the big signings. It's not how much the players cost, but how they perform. Jurgen Klopp spoiled us, so we have to be realistic. We need to put a few wins together.

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John: Made up for Barcola, maybe that's the game that starts his season for him. Yet again, Ronald Araujo had a good game and scored a goal. However, we're still switching off when we've killed the game off, which is a worry.

Ian: After the second-half substitutions, it was clear who the first-choice centre backs should be. Once Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez came on, the defence went to pieces. The young ones shone and deserved the win after their efforts.

Rob: The criticism of Wirtz is unbelievable. He is an extremely talented player that should be given time to adapt to the rigours of the Premier League. It is not his fault that the money paid for him was high. The marketplace decided that, so I suggest some pundits should shut up and just watch the game.

Abi: It is very much job done, but there was a little moment when it went 6-3. I was like 'what am I witnessing here?' Van Dijk and Gomez came on and then all of a sudden we started conceding goals. Jeremie Frimpong just started to struggle and it was absolutely crazy. Barcola scoring a hat-trick was unbelievable. Some players do need to play themselves into form, and for Barcola and Wirtz to link up was amazing to see.

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