Liverpool’s predicted XI vs Brentford as Andoni Iraola makes call on injured trio

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Liverpool head to Brentford this Saturday on the back of a much-needed confidence boost away at LASK on Wednesday. The Reds needed to pick themselves up after the demoralising defeat against Manchester City last Sunday, and the Austrian side provided the perfect opposition, allowing Andoni Iraola to rotate his side and still pick up a resounding 6-3 win.Iraola has left the door open for injured trio Alexander Isak, Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai to return in West London, but with little turnaround time between the matches, we don’t think any will be passed fit to be in the starting XI.

Jeremy Jacquet was given a rest for the final part of Wednesday’s match, with Iraola dismissing any injury concerns, and the Frenchman will again partner Virgil van Dijk, who may feel he has a point to prove after a dismal cameo in midweek. READ MORE: Brentford are the only team better than Andoni Iraola’s Liverpool in one interesting metric this season Midfield – Nyoni finally gets his landmark Assuming Szoboszlai does not make it in time, Liverpool’s midfield is easy to predict against Brentford.

Wirtz was one of Liverpool’s best players on the night, and hopefully that will give him the confidence to come into the Brentford match and start to keep some of his critics quiet. Bradley Barcola also has to start again after claiming his first Liverpool goals on Wednesday.