Alexander Isak marked his return from injury with the winning goal as Liverpool overcame nine-man Brentford 2-1. The Reds initially trailed to Keane Lewis-Potter's first-half goal, but the match shifted when Brentford's Yehor Yarmoliuk received a red card on the stroke of half-time for a 'headbutting action' towards Jeremy Jacquet.
Victor Munoz levelled the score for Liverpool after the break, before Isak struck his fifth goal of the season in the 70th minute. Brentford then saw German midfielder Vitaly Janelt sent off in stoppage time for a second yellow card.
Liverpool's Dominik Szoboszlai was substituted after just 32 minutes due to what appeared to be a recurrence of a knee problem. Meanwhile, recent signing Bradley Barcola, part of Liverpool's £350m frontline, missed an opportunity to open his Premier League account.