The winger gave Jurgen Klopp’s team two goals before Diogo Jota added a thunderous third as they triumphed following a few of disappointing outcomes.

Mohamed Salah is a huge fan of Anfield! With Sunday’s easy 3-0 victory over Brentford, the prolific winger made history as the first player to score in Liverpool’s first six home games of a season. The result moved the Reds up to second place in the Premier League standings, at least temporarily.

After collecting a feed from Darwin Nunez in stride towards the end of the first half, Salah opened the score. He has now been involved in 119 goals in his previous 117 appearances at Anfield. Kostas Tsimikas’ cut-back set up a beautiful header to increase the Reds’ lead. With sixteen minutes remaining, Diogo Jota scored the last goal with a thunderous finish from the area’s perimeter.

As Jurgen Klopp’s team recovered from Thursday’s shocking Europa League loss in Toulouse and last week’s fortunate 1-1 draw at Luton, GOAL ranks every player on display below.

Goalkeeper & Defence

Alisson Becker (7/10):

Made a couple of decent stops when called upon.

Trent Alexander-Arnold (7/10):

Very nearly gifted Brentford a goal with a shocking pass in the first half but was very impressive going forward, playing his part in the opener, while a stunning pass deserved a better finish from Salah.

Joel Matip (6/10):

Harshly booked but perhaps a tad lucky to avoid a second yellow early in the second half. A decent display but still looks like an accident waiting to happen.

Virgil van Dijk (7/10):

A characteristically assured performance. Really does look to be back to something approaching his best. Indeed, he saved a certain goal with one fantastic clearance.

Kostas Tsimikas (8/10):

Retained his starting spot despite giving away a goal in midweek and turned in his most impressive performance in a red shirt for some time, contributing two assists.

Midfield

Dominik Szoboszlai (6/10):

One of his quieter performances since arriving during the summer.

Wataru Endo (6/10):

Got a rare chance to start in the Premier League because of Alexis Mac Allister’s suspension and was good on the ball for the most part. However, a poor first touch resulted in a desperate lunge that very nearly earned him a red card.

Cody Gakpo (6/10):

Once again started in midfield because of Liverpool’s injury issues but while he worked hard, and had a couple of efforts from distance, he was once again largely ineffective in a deeper role. Subbed late on.

Attack

Mohamed Salah (9/10):

Lethal as always! Was no chance of him missing after being slipped in by Nunez and took his header wonderfully well. Just a class act.

Darwin Nunez (7/10):

Deserved to get on the scoresheet after having two goals chalked off for offside. Still, he got yet another assist for Salah with a nice lay-off.

Diogo Jota (8/10):

A constant threat and got his just reward for an energetic display with a fine strike from distance that flew into the back of the net.

Substitutes & Manager

Harvey Elliott (N/A):

Only came on late for Jota.

Luis Diaz (N/A):

Received a rapturous welcome when introduced in place of Jota but not enough time to make an impact.

Jarell Quansah (N/A):

Brought on in the dying seconds.

James McConnel (N/A):

Made his debut in injury time.

Jurgen Klopp (8/10):

A routine win and his hand was forced by injuries but the manager got all his big calls correct.