Liverpool 1-0 Brentford: Player ratings as milestone Salah goal closes gap on top four
Mohamed Salah's 100th goal at Anfield was enough to earn Liverpool a 1-0 win over Brentford in Saturday's late game. Salah ghosted in unmarked to turn home Virgil van Dijk's header across the box, netting for the ninth successive home game against a Brentford side who remained in the game throughout. Bryan Mbeumo had a goal ruled out for offside while Trent Alexander-Arnold and Cody Gakpo also went close , but it was a Game of few chances on Merseyside. As anticipated, Liverpool's supporters marked the playing of the national anthem - to mark King Charles III's coronation - with widespread boos, just as they had done so for Prince William prior to last season's FA Cup final meeting with Chelsea. But that was put to one side as Liverpool looked to make a fast start against Thomas Frank's Bees, who have exceeded expectations in their second season as a Premier League outfit. Virgil van Dijk picked up an early yellow card for sliding through the back of Frank ...