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Darwin Nunez rose from the bench to hit a stunning injury-time brace as Liverpool earned a vital 2-0 win at the Gtech Community Stadium.

Brentford held out for more than 90 minutes thanks to a resolute defensive display, but the Reds, who rained almost 40 shots down on Mark Flekken's goal, were eventually rewarded for their persistence.

Arne Slot was overjoyed to bank a precious victory in his side's Premier League title bid after dropping points in the two games prior to kick-off.

Here, Express Sport takes you through how each Liverpool player performed...

Liverpool player ratings vs Brentford (4-2-3-1)

Alisson: 6

Tested a few times late on but not in any serious way as Brentford failed to make the most of their chances.

Trent Alexander-Arnold: 8

Put wicked deliveries into the box and dribbled out from the back to start counter-attacks.

Did salvage his performance slightly with some dangerous set-piece deliveries.

Ryan Gravenberch: 7

Tested Flekken with an accurate shot from outside the box, and played a clever ball to set up a chance for Luis Diaz, whose shot was saved.

Alexis Mac Allister: 7 (Jones, 80)

Another solid display from the heartbeat of Liverpool's team.

Skinned Mads Roerslev which led to a free-kick in a dangerous position and a yellow card for his opponent.

Luis Diaz: 5 (Nunez, 65)

Bright start but didn't offer enough through the middle on the whole.

Made a mess of a close-range header in the first half and couldn't convert with his right foot in the second after a clever ball from Gravenberch.

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Andrew Robertson: 7

His deliveries from the left asked questions of Brentford.

Then a corner onto the head of Mac Allister was nodded into the side-netting.

Darwin Nunez: 9 (booked)

Tried to impose himself, headed Robertson's cross just wide shortly after coming on but got his reward with a stunning injury-time brace.

The first was a simple tap-in from Alexander-Arnold's cross, and his second was lashed home after Brentford committed bodies forward.

Curtis Jones: N/A

A late addition.

Harvey Elliott: N/A

A late addition.

Federico Chiesa: N/A

A late addition.