Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp claimed Brentford “stretch the rules” on set pieces, but admitted his side should have handled the “chaos” they created in Monday’s 3-1 defeat at Gtech Community Stadium.
Thomas Frank’s side deservedly earned their first win over Liverpool since 1938 as an Ibrahima Konate own goal and Yoane Wissa’s header put them 2-0 up at the break.
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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain halved the deficit five minutes into the second half as Liverpool improved, but Bryan Mbeumo sealed a famous win on 86 minutes after edging past Konate to fire past Alisson.
Brentford had two further goals disallowed for offside as Liverpool failed to deal with the home side’s set-piece threat all night and Klopp said the match: “When I say they stretch the rules on offensive set pieces, don’t get me wrong: that’s smart.
“But they do. If you would single out all the situations, you would find five fouls. But because it is so chaotic, nobody sees it in the end. That’s what they do and it’s really good.
