Jurgen Klopp praises Liverpool's 'special' performance in win over 'horrible' Brentford but Thomas Frank wanted Wataru Endo sent off

Jurgen Klopp hails response of Liverpool players after setbacks at Luton and Toulouse; Mohamed Salah double and Diogo Jota strike earn another Anfield win; Thomas Frank proud of Bees but says Wataru Endo fortunate not to see red and lists recent examples of similar tackles

Sunday 12 November 2023 18:10, UK

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Jurgen Klopp described Liverpool's 3-0 win over Brentford as a «special» performance, given the «horrible» situations the visitors created at Anfield — although Bees boss Thomas Frank felt Wataru Endo should have been sent off.

Liverpool had been frustrated in their past two games, drawing away to Luton in the Premier League and losing at Toulouse in the Europa League, but extended their winning streak at Anfield to nine games at the start of this season on Sunday.

The victory wasn't as straightforward as the scoreline suggested, though, with Brentford winning the Expected Goals battle and Alisson having to save from a one-on-one chance for Bryan Mbeumo at 0-0.

Afterwards, Klopp was delighted with the response of his team, with those three points putting them firmly in the title race ahead of a trip to Manchester City onSky Sports after the international break.

«Top performance, top result, super difficult opponent,» he said. «Whatever happens on the pitch, they will have a set-piece and if they have one, how horrible is that? And then outside of set-pieces, they have really good ideas.

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»The chances they had in the first half, I can't remember who played the pass for Mbeumo, but the whole situation, oh my god, these things could have happened much more often.

«These moments, horrible. Couldn't