Having come out on opposite ends of 3-2 scorelines in their most recent encounters, Liverpool and Brentford have a lot to live up to in the final third when they lock horns in Sunday's Premier League clash at Anfield.
The Reds lost a five-goal thriller to Toulouse in the Europa League on Thursday evening, while the Bees sunk London rivals West Ham United in equally thrilling circumstances last weekend.
With LASK Linz thumping Union SG, Liverpool only needed to replicate their Anfield success over the Coupe de France winners to seal a first-placed finish in Group E, but Jurgen Klopp's men came up short on the road again as Aron Donnum, Thijs Dallinga and Frank Magri breached Caoimhin Kelleher's net.
A Cristian Casseres Jr own goal and Diogo Jota strike gave the Reds hope before Jarell Quansah turned home a last-gasp leveller, only for play to be brought back for a handball against Mac Allister, and the Reds' delirium soon turned to despair as they were condemned to their first Europa League loss of the season.
Klopp questioned the decision to rule out Quansah's first Liverpool goal, but as was the case in last weekend's 1-1 draw with Luton Town - where a last-gasp Luis Diaz intervention snatched a point from the jaws of defeat - the Reds boss admitted that his side's performance left a lot to be desired.
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