As they did on their previous away day, the Bees want to defeat Chelsea 2-0 in order to win the league for the fourth time in a row.
Following his club’s 3-2 Europa League loss on Thursday night away in Toulouse, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will be seeking for a response from his team, which has won eight of its home games this season across all categories.
In October, Frank’s squad came perilously close to victory at Old Trafford, but Scott McTominay’s stoppage-time double for Manchester United turned the result around. If Frank wants his team to win from Merseyside, he expects another challenging test this weekend.
Frank said at a press conference, “Liverpool has been among the best teams in the world, not just the Premier League, for the past five years.”
They have a wonderful coach, a fantastic staff, and outstanding players.
“They have new vigour in the lineup thanks to some of their recent arrivals; (Dominik) Szoboszlai is a fantastic talent.
Darwin Nunez is almost at the top of his game, but Diogo Jota is an incredible talent. Luis Diaz is an amazing athlete, and I’m relieved that his parents are secure. Mohamed Salah is another player with over 25 goals.
Anfield is one of the hardest away places to attend, if not the worst, and is home to a fantastic squad.
As always, we have faith in ourselves, but this will be a difficult test. In this game, we want to challenge Liverpool.
Frank hopes the goaltender, Mark Flekken, will be well enough to travel north on Sunday.
The Netherlands international was forced to be replaced off the pitch during the half against West Ham last weekend due to a dead leg, but he has already resumed full training.
A number of Brentford players are on the verge of returning. In addition to Shandon Baptiste and Myles Peart-Harris, athletes Mikkel Damsgaard, Keane Lewis-Potter, Josh Dasilva, and others are hastening their recovery.
