Darwin Núñez remains a divisive figure, and Slot has come to his defence. When asked about the striker’s struggles, Slot refuted claims that Núñez was suffering from a crisis of confidence: “That’s your perception and maybe the perception of other people as well, but it’s not my perception that he’s struggling in self-confidence.”

Diogo Jota is once again doubtful for Liverpool’s trip to Brentford, with the striker suffering a fitness complaint after his goal against Nottingham Forest. Jota’s season – and, in truth, the majority of his time at Liverpool – has been stop-start so far,

Diogo Jota pressed his claims for a place in the XI with his immediate impact on Tuesday, but in his pre-match press conference, Slot confirmed the Portuguese forward picked up a niggle during his cameo and was struggling to be fit. Given his recent injury record, risking him from the start would be a potentially flawed move.

Darwin Nunez was the eventual hero for Liverpool this weekend after a thrilling and dominant performance against Brentford. The Uruguay international came off the bench to score two stoppage-time goals to secure Liverpool a big result in west London, with Nunez setting a new Premier League record in the process with his late strikes.

Liverpool forward Diogo Jota missed training and is a doubt for Saturday's Premier League clash against Brentford, head coach Arne Slot said on the eve of the match.

Liverpool face Brentford in a huge Premier League encounter at the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday. Details of the confirmed lineups will appear here when t

Liverpool struggled to make the breakthrough in its game with Brentford in the Premier League, despite Arne Slot's men having plenty of possession and shots on goal

Liverpool travel to the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday to face Brentford in the Premier League.

Liverpool forward Diogo Jota missed training and is a doubt for Saturday's Premier League clash against Brentford, head coach Arne Slot said on the eve of the match.

He disagreed that Darwin Nunez is low on confidence and said "it is the life of a striker that sometimes you score and sometimes you don't." Slot added: "We have so many goals in our team and Darwin will score like he has in the past for this club. I don't see him struggling that much."

Liverpool head to Brentford in the Premier League today looking to bounce back from successive league draws.Arne Slot’s side saw their lead at the top of the division to four points in midweek,