Klopp: Our defence struggled
Yoane Wissa’s late strike earned Brentford a point against Liverpool in a pulsating 3-3 thriller in west London to deny the visitors a three-point Premier League lead.
“It’s what we dream for as kids,” man of the match Vitaly Janelt told Sky Sports after full-time, with Wissa’s goal capping a sensational game of football at the Brentford Community Stadium, where Liverpool twice threw away leads and the Bees ensured they had no regrets come the final whistle.
The hosts had even managed to stun the Premier League leaders early on through Ethan Pinnock’s close-range finish (26) before Diogo Jota levelled things up with a bullet header five minutes later.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was not happy with the draw, insisting the Reds should’ve scored more goals to win the game.
Striker Mohamed Salah wasted a golden opportunity in particular to make it 4-2 and Klopp hinted that he felt the Egyptian should’ve found the back of the net to kill the game despite scoring earlier on.
Klopp told Sky Sports when asked if he enjoyed the game: “(I’m) not sure enjoy is the right word. It was a wild ride.
“They deserved their three goals for the way they played.”
Meanwhile, Gabriel Jesus struck a potentially significant blow in the Premier League title race for Manchester City, as his goal helped them defeat their Champions League final conquerors Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge.
After suffering three defeats in a row to Thomas Tuchel, Pep Guardiola could finally celebrate a victory over the German at the final whistle.
The win pulls Man City level with previously unbeaten Chelsea on 13 points in the table.
“From the first second to the last second we tried to play our game and it was fantastic,” Guardiola said afterwards.
The win adds belief to City’s campaign for back-to-back titles, ahead of a week which sees them go to Paris St-Germain in the Champions League and then Liverpool in the EPL on Sunday.