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Steve McManaman says what was ‘strange’ about Liverpool’s winning performance against Brentford

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Liverpool could count themselves a little fortunate to come away with three points from Brentford on Saturday as they benefitted from a silly Yehor Yarmolyuk red card. Yarmolyuk moved his head in the direction of Jeremy Jacquet in needless fashion just before half-time, with Liverpool able to capitalise with goals from Victor Munoz and Alexander Isak.After falling behind in the first-half, it felt like a huge win for the Reds and for Andoni Iraola, but according to former Liverpool winger Steve McManaman, the overall performance should be cause for concern.Liverpool come from behind to beat 9-man Brentford!



What were your main takeaways from the game? 🤔 We were clinging on a bit at the end… McManaman unimpressed by disjointed Liverpool After Yarmolyuk saw red, this game was always going to be seen through the lens of his moment of madness. Speaking to Premierleague.com after the match, the pundit claimed that there had been some ‘strange’ and ‘disjointed’ elements about Liverpool’s display in West London.

“Great victory for Liverpool. The Bees will be seen as valiant losers, but Liverpool still deserved their win regardless.