Dave Davis looks at all the Liverpool FC latest with focus on:
- Rio Contract talks ongoing: praise from Iraola for him, Nyoni and koumas play Jacquet and Barcola talk early LFC life
- Banjaqui competition: All of Europe’s big guns keen, Scott race update and Altimira links gather pace
- Brentford preview: VVD, Jacquet and Big Ron needed, plus Wirtz and Barcola need to show in the Premier League now
Gags Tandon and Grizz Khan return for another episode of Chat G&G, looking ahead to Liverpool's Premier League clash with Brentford. With injury concerns surrounding Alexander Isak, Dominik Szoboszlai and other key players, Andoni Iraola faces some major selection decisions. Who will be fit enough to feature, how should Liverpool line up, and which players need to step up? The lads discuss the latest team news, tactical battles, potential starting XI and their predictions for Saturday's encounter.
Jim Boardman and Jay Reid return for another episode of Scouser Tommies as Liverpool bury the disappointment of the visit of football’s biggest cheats with a shedload of goals in the European Cup.
As well as all the obvious stuff, like would a ref from Huyton ever get a game where Liverpool were away in Manchester, and how can a team found so guilty still be playing in the competition they were proven to have cheated, how important is that the Reds get back to old ways when reacting to bad moments in games?
There’s also the question about how Liverpool deal with things go the other way. What is it about being so in control of games that they feel like they can just go home early? It didn’t matter in the end in Austria, but could goal difference be an issue by the end of this Champions League mega-league stage?
Also a look ahead to Liverpool’s next two games, the visit to Brentford, before the Champions League night at home to Villareal.
Hari Sethi returns with another edition of Rival Recon, joined by VAVEL sports journalist Rian Mullaley to preview Liverpool's challenging Premier League trip to Brentford.
Following Liverpool's extraordinary 6-3 Champions League victory over LASK, attention turns to a very different challenge as Andoni Iraola's Reds prepare for a difficult afternoon at the Gtech Community Stadium.
Hari and Rian take a closer look at Brentford's season, the Bees' tactical approach and the key strengths that could cause Liverpool problems.
With Brentford's physicality, aerial presence and set-piece threat all potential factors, the discussion explores how Liverpool can approach the fixture and which tactical battles could determine the result.
There's also a look at Liverpool's attacking options, the defensive questions raised by conceding three goals in Europe and whether the Reds can maintain their momentum in the Premier League.
Can Liverpool overcome a stubborn Brentford side and secure another important three points, or could the Bees make life difficult for Iraola's men?
Join Hari Sethi and Rian Mullaley for the opposition perspective, tactical insight and match predictions ahead of Brentford vs Liverpool.
