LONDON (Reuters) - Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp admitted Brentford showed more desire than his players in their 3-1 defeat in the Premier League but also claimed his side had seen major decisions go against them.
"I'm not sure you can control it, each corner is a massive threat, we concede the first goal when we should already be 2-0 up. We have to be much more clear when we are in control of the game and we couldn't do that tonight."
Liverpool responded with a headed goal from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in the second half but Brentford made sure of the victory with a late strike from Bryan Mbeumo, which Klopp thought should have been disallowed for a foul by the forward on Konate. "A foul is a foul, holding is holding, pushing is pushing. There's a reason why they are so successful at set pieces but there are some rules.
Brentford coach Thomas Frank hailed his side after yet another victory against one of the Premier League's top sides. Brentford beat Arsenal and Chelsea in their debut campaign in the top flight while in their second season they have thrashed Manchester United 4-0 and beaten Manchester City 2-1.
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