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Slot keeps perfect record as Liverpool down Brentford

Liverpool's perfect start under Arne Slot continued with a 2-0 win over Brentford in the Premier League on Sunday evening.  

Ibrahim Konate came in for Jarrel Quansah as the single change made by the Reds, who enjoyed a winning start in the opener last weekend against Ipswich Town.  

The home team enjoyed a perfect start on 13 minutes as a swift counter-attack led Luis Diaz to go in-behind and finished with supreme composure.  

Diaz aimed to bag a second goal soon thereafter with a cutback to the left of the area following a reverse pass from Andrew Robertson, but smart goalkeeping by Mark Flekken denied him.  

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A massive let off for the Reds inside the half-hour mark saw Christopher Norgaard go inches wide of Alisson Becker's goal after meeting a probing delivery from Bryan Mbeumo.  

Relentless piece of goalkeeping by Flekken two minutes into the second half saw him fly across the area to smother a near-post header by Robertson after Diogo Jota attempted an overhead kick.  

Jota again drew blanks a minute in the closing phases when he volleyed a perfectly placed cutback involving Trent Alexander-Arnold and Alexis Mac Allister wide of the mark.  

The Bees remained under a barrage of attacks as a corner-kick from Alexander-Arnold curled smartly to the near post and crashed off the woodwork.  

Liverpool's persistence paid dividends in the final 20 minutes after Mohamed Salah latched onto a through ball from Diaz and calmly dinked over the advancing Flekken.  

Dutchman Coady Gakpo came close to making it three nine minutes later through a swerving shot following a cut-inside, but he battered the crossbar.  

As the clash began to wind down, the Reds refreshed their stall where the goal-scorer Salah stepped out for Harvey Elliott. 

The Reds' lead were in no danger as the clash headed to a close but marched to a comfortable victory and continued their perfect start to the season.  

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