Steven Gerrard’s Brentford vs Liverpool prediction will worry Andoni Iraola

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With Andoni Iraola’s squad stretched by injuries and suspensions, can the Reds find a way through, or is West London set to deliver another uncomfortable afternoon?There is no sugarcoating it: trips to the Gtech Community Stadium have become some of the trickiest assignments on Liverpool's calendar. Since Brentford's promotion to the top flight, the Reds have found West London far from welcoming, claiming just two victories in five visits to the Gtech.As Liverpool prepare for Saturday afternoon’s encounter, former Anfield captain Steven Gerrard took his seat alongside Darren Fletcher and Ally McCoist on the TNT Sports prediction show bus.

Known for his unwavering backing of the Reds, Gerrard was direct about the significant hurdles facing Andoni Iraola's side.Liverpool travel down to West London attempting to balance two very different realities. That won't be."Gerrard agreed that a home win was off the table, but pointed straight to Liverpool's growing availability crisis before revealing his score prediction:"What I would say is I think it's a really difficult game for Liverpool in the circumstances with a lot of forward players out and injured.

And when Owen Hargreaves comes out of makeup, he's going to... he's doing one as well. Dropping Florian Wirtz into a deeper role would take away Liverpool’s main threat higher up the pitch, while starting 19-year-old Trey Nyoni would represent a big test for the academy player.A 1-1 draw away to Brentford might not look ideal on paper, but given Liverpool's mixed record at the Gtech Community Stadium, midweek European travels, multiple missing attackers, and a suspended central midfielder, coming back from West London with a point could be a respectable outcome.Add us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow