As the Brentford faithful revelled in toppling the Premier League champions on Saturday evening, the atmosphere in the visiting dressing room of Liverpool was starkly contrasting.

With the jubilant roars and songs ringing out in the background, the Reds' dejected and beaten squad sat in deafening quiet following their fourth consecutive Premier League loss. Only days earlier, an unscheduled players-only gathering initiated by captain Virgil van Dijk had breathed fresh energy into a struggling campaign with their commanding Champions League victory over Eintracht Frankfurt, yet this time there was no appetite for rallying speeches.

"No-one was speaking, because afterwards everyone knows," revealed Reds forward Federico Chiesa. "Sometimes you don't have to speak about the situation. You know what's going on.

"So no-one spoke because we have to think about what we can do better. Usually when we are in this situation, the first thing that comes to your mind is to give more, train harder.

"It was good that after the game we didn't talk because it's a sign that everyone wants...