How Liverpool's weakness has become their strength in Premier League title race
FROM GTECH COMMUNITY STADIUM - Liverpool's trip to Brentford on Saturday had real potential to go awry. Jurgen Klopp is, famously, not a fan of his side so often playing in Saturday's early kick-off. The Reds had picked up only one point from their previous two Premier League visits to the Bees. The night before their latest encounter, Alisson had to withdraw with a hamstring injury, adding to their already lengthy list of absentees. In the first 30 minutes of the Game , Brentford were able to impose themselves from open play as much as their usual set-piece bombardment, while Curtis Jones's bright start was curtailed by an ankle injury. The deck seemed stacked against Liverpool already, but they managed to play and beat Brentford at their own Game . Virgil van Dijk's long clearance from a free-kick was won by Diogo Jota, who beat last-man Sergio Reguilon to the loose ball to send Darwin Nunez clear. In typical Nunez fashion, he endeavoured to beat goalkeeper Mark Flekk...