Liverpool drew with Brentford this weekend in a thrilling yet frustrating encounter. The hosts were thoroughly impressive with one player catching the eye. Plenty of Liverpool fans want Ivan Toney signed.
Brentford 3-3 Liverpool
We are still top of the league, don’t worry. However, we did drop two points this weekend.
Liverpool went to Brentford on Sunday knowing they were in for a tough game.
The much revered Thomas Frank has worked wonders with the Bees and all of his good work paid off this weekend.
Liverpool and Brentford played out an entertaining 3-3 draw.
Mo Salah, Diogo Jota and Curtis Jones were on the score sheet for the Reds.
Meanwhile, the hosts brilliantly overloaded the far post time and again to cause nightmares for Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Ivan Toney v Liverpool
Despite not scoring at the weekend, Liverpool fan Ivan Toney was thoroughly impressive.
The 25-year-old scored 33 times in the Championship last term and he has two so far this season.
Against Liverpool he held the ball up well and created chances for his teammates.
His physical presence provided a constant threat whilst his link up play was a joy to behold.
He recorded 0.79xGA and created two chances according to FotMob.
Twitter reaction
Given the Reds’ lack of options in the final third, plenty of Kopites want the striker to sign for Liverpool.
Supporters took to Twitter to let their admiration be known with some insisting he’d score plenty of goals and he is perfect for Jürgen Klopp’s style of play.