Brentford 1-4 Liverpool: Salah nets & assists on return, Nunez & co. strike
Darwin Nunez scores sumptuous chip before Alexis Mac Allister, Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo find the net as Reds pull five points clear at the top
0' The match is about to start!
12' What a save from Flekken!
16' Toney’s shot wide out！
21' CLOSE! Jota’s shot saved by Goalkeeper!
35' GOAL! Brentford 0-1 Liverpool (Darwin Núñez)
38' Injured Jones replaced by Gravenberch
43' Sub! Jota replaced by Salah
46' Salah misses a golden chance!
50' Diaz’s shot wide out!
55' GOAL! Brentford 0-2 Liverpool (Mac Allister)
67' Yellow Card! W. Endo booked
68' GOAL! Brentford 0-3 Liverpool (Salah)
75' GOAL! Brentford 1-3 Liverpool (Ivan Toney)
86' GOAL! Brentford 1-4 Liverpool (Cody Gakpo)
Liverpool re-established their five-point lead over Manchester City at the Premier League summit and laid down an impressive title marker with a commanding 4-1 win at Brentford.
City have the opportunity to respond when they face Chelsea at teatime but Jurgen Klopp's side were in the mood as they ran riot at the Gtech Community Stadium.
Darwin Nunez was played clear by Diogo Jota and finished with a sublime lob of the Bees keeper Mark Flekken to break the deadlock 10 minutes before the break.
Alexis Mac Allister turned home Mohamed Salah's cross to double Liverpool's advantage just after the break before the Egyptian, making his return following the hamstring injury suffered at the Africa Cup of Nations, made it three.
Ivan Toney, scoring for the fourth time in five games since his return from a betting ban, offered brief hope of a Brentford fightback before Cody Gakpo slammed the door shut by breaking through to score the fourth.
Brentford XI: Mee, Christian Nørgaard, Mark Flekken, Maupay, Ivan Toney,
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