Mohamed Salah has just exposed truth about Liverpool injury crisis and what supporters did proves it

This could easily have become the afternoon where talk was dominated by those who weren’t there come the final whistle for Liverpool.

But as long as one player in particular is fit and available, the Reds will always have a chance of ensuring Jurgen Klopp’s farewell has a silver lining.

The return of Mohamed Salah, even if it was earlier than anyone would have wanted, was the spark for Liverpool to overcome increasing odds and send a resounding statement to their Premier League title rivals with a comprehensive win at Brentford.

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Salah, back after eight games missing first through international duty and then injury, created one goal and scored another as the Reds took the game away from Brentford during a stirring second-half performance.

The two chances the Egyptian had spurned having been thrust into the action following an injury to Diogo Jota were all he required to shake off any ring-rust, first laying on a goal for Alexis Mac Allister with a sumptuous pass and then demonstrating trademark instinct to prompt confusion in the Brentford defence and tuck away his 19th goal of the season.

It meant the away end were going through their songbook during the closing stages rather than, as has previously been the case at this stadium, either gnawing away at their fingernails or berating a damaging setback. What should have been an uncomfortable afternoon for Liverpool ultimately proved the polar opposite.

With Curtis Jones having also departed early and Alisson Becker forced to miss out altogether after an injury, Liverpool demonstrated the