I watched Thomas Frank's Liverpool audition and these moments proved he can replace Jurgen Klopp

Thomas Frank proved exactly why he is one of the names in the frame to replace Jurgen Klopp at Anfield, even if his Brentford side fell to a 4-1 defeat to Liverpool on Saturday lunchtime. The 50-year-old has thus far done an outstanding job in west London with the Bees quickly becoming a feared Premier League outfit despite having fallen closer to the wrong end of the table in recent weeks.

Klopp has found it challenging to get the best of Frank with his Brentford side having been undefeated against the Reds on home soil heading into the clash on Saturday afternoon. And even within the first 15 minutes, it was very clear to see why the Bees have had such success when Liverpool come to town.

On two separate occasions within the space of 30 seconds, Brentford put together two flowing moves which exposed the Liverpool defence. Vitaly Janelt frequently found himself as the spare man, but he was unable to make that advantage count.

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In their last three Premier League games, Brentford have averaged 29.6 per cent possession and while two of those games have come against Tottenham and Manchester City, the other was against Wolves. Despite the small sample size, this certainly suggests Brentford thrive on counter-attacks with their first goal at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and opener against Man City proving that.

However, Frank has clearly coached his players to be brave in possession but also smart in their decision-making. Getting Ivan Toney and Neal Maupay to have a combined five shots in total, just in the first 45 minutes, with three on target and the