Robbie Savage believes Liverpool will struggle against Brentford tomorrow (February 17) but backs Jurgen Klopp’s side to win. The Merseyside team is at the top of the league, going into the match to be played at the Gtech Community Stadium in west London on Saturday.
They bounced back from a 3-1 defeat against title rivals Arsenal by beating Burnley 3-1 last weekend. On 17 November, Liverpool beat Brentford 3-0 at Anfield with a score of . But Thomas Frank’s Bees have seen an improvement in form since last year, partly due to the return of Ivan Toney after an eight-month delay.
The clash between the two sides will start early on Saturday and Savic explained how Jurgen Klopp’s side could move five points clear with a win. “Liverpool will extend their lead at the top of the Premier League to five points when they travel to Brentford,” he told Planet Sports:. Savic described the latest home record: “Brentford’s form in the last Premier League game at home was not very good. They lost four of their last six matches in the Premier League.
Lastly, Savic thinks that the Anfield giants are very strong, but he thinks that it will be a difficult test for the league leaders: “Liverpool, on the other hand, have won nine of all the matches they played, starting from 12th place. This is a difficult decision to make, but I hope Liverpool wins.” The team Klopp coaches is the team at the top.
