Liverpool got back to Premier League winning ways with a 3-0 victory over Brentford that required perseverance and patience at Anfield.
In the penultimate minute of a testing first half on Sunday, Fabinho’s header edged the Reds in front and they expanded on their lead courtesy of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Takumi Minamino after the break.
Here are five talking points from a first league success for Jürgen Klopp’s side for exactly a month and one that moved them up to second, 11 points behind Manchester City with a game in hand.
A birthday goal
Scoring a goal for Liverpool on your birthday is a rarer feat than you might imagine – but one Minamino achieved to celebrate turning 27 on Sunday.