February 17, (THEWILL) – Liverpool emerged victorious in their English Premier League clash against Brentford on Saturday, winning 4-1 to maintain their position at the top of the table. The Reds showed their attacking quality, putting together some excellent moves to overwhelm their opponents.
The scoring opened in the first half courtesy of a delightful chip by Darwin Nunez, capping off a swift Liverpool counterattack. Brentford struggled to contain the visitors’ offensive talent. After two more goals, Ivan Toney pulled one back for the home side to spark brief optimism, but Liverpool swiftly extinguished any hopes of a comeback.
Coming off the bench in his return from injury, Mohamed Salah exhibited his world-class ability by netting Liverpool’s third goal shortly after providing the assist for Alexis Mac Allister’s strike to make it 2-0. The Egyptian showed no signs of rust or lingering issues from his hamstring problem that had kept him out since the Africa Cup of Nations.
As Brentford ultimately had no answers for Liverpool’s attacking brilliance, substitute Cody Gakpo stroked home a fourth goal in the closing minutes to cap off an emphatic victory for Jurgen Klopp’s league leaders.
The win ensures Liverpool will end the weekend still on top of the Premier League table, having demonstrated their credentials as title favourites and opened up a five-point gap at the top of the standings.
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