Liverpool beat Brentford 2-1 as Isak completes comeback; Iraola updates injuries

Liverpool came from behind to beat Brentford 2-1 at the Gtech Community Stadium on 17 October, with Victor Muñoz and Alexander Isak scoring in the second half after Brentford had a player sent off. The win moved Liverpool into fifth place, but injuries to Dominik Szoboszlai and Jeremie Frimpong added to manager Andoni Iraola’s concerns.

How Liverpool turned the Brentford match around

Keane Lewis-Potter put Brentford ahead before Yehor Yarmolyuk was dismissed just before half-time. Liverpool did not immediately take control against 10 players: Mamadou Sangaré drew a save from Alisson Becker after coming on for Brentford at the interval.

Iraola said Liverpool had played well until taking a 2-1 lead, then struggled to manage the closing minutes. He said his side missed clear chances to finish the match and lacked composure on the ball. Liverpool had played away in Europe in midweek, leaving little recovery time before the Brentford fixture, he added.

Iraola’s updates on Szoboszlai and Frimpong

Szoboszlai went off injured, while Frimpong was forced off seven minutes after replacing Ronald Araújo at right-back, according to The Guardian. Iraola said Frimpong had felt something in his muscle soon after coming on and that Muñoz then continued at right-back.

On Szoboszlai, Iraola said the problem was not a separate new injury: the previous issue had not fully healed, and Liverpool had perhaps brought him back too early. He gave no return date for either player. Iraola said he had already known Frimpong would not start after cramping during the midweek European match, but brought him on because he expected an attacking contribution against 10 men.