Liverpool match verdict after the Premier League match clash Brentford at Anfield
Just as Arne Slot had promised, there was to be no performative jig for the Kop to milk this time, merely a thumbs up and a wave. But a second successive Premier League victory for Liverpool in the opening days of this new season is more than enough to sustain the early optimism around a brand new Anfield era.
Events at Old Trafford will give us a better indication as to where the Reds are really up to under their new coaching team but the early omens are encouraging. To a man, the squad look fit, fresh and in-form. Under Slot, though, it seems like all of that is all being stripped back for now. There are no theatrics or bombastic gestures from the new man and he is very much plotting his own path towards what is hoped will be a hugely successful tenure over the coming years. Anfield and its reputation as the '12th man' will only be used sparingly on this evidence and that is no bad thing when the view is taken with a wider lens.
It was Diaz's 17th Premier League goal since his mid-season move from Porto in 2022, with as many as 13 of them coming at Anfield, which is the highest percentage of anyone with 15 goals or more for the Reds. The Colombia international looks fresh and recharged and he may even have a point to prove after plenty of speculation around his own future alongside links to several other wingers this summer, including Newcastle United's Anthony Gordon, whom interest in was genuine in June.
The Egyptian's cool finish after excellent work from Dominik Szoboszlai and Diaz was the signal for Slot to send a powerful message about the state of the squad he has inherited. The immediate introductions of Conor Bradley, Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo spoke volumes.
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