Liverpool player ratings as Mohamed Salah and six others superb against Brentford
Alisson Becker 8
Bit too much dawdling on the ball for the Kop’s liking first half but great save when Mbuemo was clean through and another good stop from Pinnock header second half.
Trent Alexander-Arnold 8
Heavy touch gave Mbeumo an early chance but good covering shortly afterwards and passing got Liverpool moving. Involved in opener and good display. Subbed.
Joel Matip 8
Not impressed at being penalised for a foul and then booked, and used anger to win ball to initiate opener. Much improved on midweek.
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Virgil van Dijk 8
Edged a physical battle with Mbuemo and intercepted well from same player after interval. Used ball well out of defence and fine clearance second half.
Kostas Tsimikas 7
More steady defensively than in midweek and took opportunities to augment attack, particularly when crossing for second goal.
Wataru Endo 7
Kept things simple and saw plenty of the ball as Brentford sat deep. Ariel ability very useful given obvious threat from visitors. Better.
Dominik Szoboszlai 7
Another fitful showing from the Hungarian first half but took part in move for opener. Improvement after interval. Subbed.
Cody Gakpo 7
On the left of the midfield three, started and ended the first half well and pushed Liverpool on the attack, before confident showing in possession second half. Subbed.
Mohamed Salah 8
Created chance for Nunez and first-half endeavour finally rewarded by well-taken opener. Fine header for second – his 200th goal for an English club in total.
Darwin Nunez 8
Had two goals correctly disallowed for offside and drew saves from Flekken before assisting Salah in lively showing
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