There are a lot of things that can happen when you get older. But if I can select one player who has the ball 12, 13 yards from goal and he should score that to save my life, I would have Mo in that position. Now he needs to show that he can get into those positions.
Before facing his former club, Sepp van den Berg explains why he left Anfield when Arne Slot wanted him to stay and why he is loving life at Brentford
Kenny Dalglish is the subject of a new film directed by Asif Kapadia on the Scot’s remarkable career in football and connection with his adopted city. The great Donald McRae spoke to them.
Mo Salah returns to Liverpool’s starting XI, one of three changes from the win over Eintracht Frankfurt in midweek. Alexander Isak is injured, so Hugo Ekitike will start up front. The other changes are at full-back: Milos Kerkez and Conor Bradley replace Andy Robertson and Jeremie Frimpong.
Brentford are unchanged from that excellent win at West Ham.
Brentford (4-2-3-1) Kelleher; Kayode, Collins, Van den Berg, Ajer; Henderson, Yarmolyuk; Ouattara, Damsgaard, Schade; Thiago.
Subs: Valdimarsson, Henry, Pinnock, Jensen, Nelson, Carvalho, Onyeka, Lewis-Potter, Janelt
Liverpool (4-2-3-1) Mamardashvili; Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Szoboszlai, Jones; Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo; Ekitike.
Subs: Woodman, Gomez, Endo, Mac Allister, Chiesa, Robertson, Nyoni, Morrison, Ngumoha.
Referee Simon Hooper.
Hello and welcome to live, minute-by-minute coverage of Brentford v Liverpool at the Gtech Community Stadium. Both teams into this game after emphatic away victories in the week – Brentford at West Ham on Monday, Liverpool in Frankfurt on Wednesday.
Liverpool’s task tonight is to arrest a run of three straight league defeats and reignite their title challenge. A win would move them back to second place, a point behind Arsenal having played a game more. With the way Arsenal are playing, Liverpool won’t want any more slip-ups.
Kick off 8pm.