Liverpool Stunned By Brentford As Reds Pay For Defensive Fragility | Football News
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Jurgen Klopp said Liverpool were unable to cope with Brentford's "chaos" theory in a shock 3-1 defeat on Monday that damaged their bid for a top four finish in the Premier League. Klopp's side endured a nightmare start to 2023 and they had only themselves to blame for the horror show in west London. Ibrahima Konate's first half own goal set the tone for an evening scarred by mistakes at the back from Liverpool. Yoane Wissa doubled Brentford's lead and although Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain got one back, Bryan Mbeumo wrapped up Brentford's first victory against Liverpool since 1938.In his first appearance since playing in France's World Cup final defeat against Argentina in December, Konate took a large share of the blame for Liverpool's woeful defensive performance.But the centre-back w...