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The Reds had nine corners in the opening 45 minutes, too, but couldn't beat Mark Flekken.

Former Liverpool man Sepp van den Berg was in good form at center-back, proving a point against his old club, with the Reds needing to be slightly more clinical in the final third.

With Jota injury-prone and Nunez still inconsistent, there is a question mark heading into the summer about Liverpool needing a new number nine.



Indeed, at this point, it is more of a necessity.

Had Liverpool been slightly more clinical at Brentford, it could have been out of sight by half-time

Instead, the Reds had to push for the opener in the second half with some frustration kicking in.

Slot turned to Nunez and Andy Robertson as his first changes just after the hour mark by which time Liverpool had racked up 24 shots but only six on target

Almost immediately, Nunez had a big chance but could only head wide.

Liverpool.com says: Come the summer, the number nine role is definitely something to think about, along with left-back and holding midfield

Liverpool has good players in all areas, its forward line included, but it needed to be more clinical here to make its own life much easier when it was actually playing well