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Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how reigning champions Liverpool could line up for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Brentford.

Liverpool could be without up to five players for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium.

The Reds’ thumping 5-1 Champions League win away against Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday came at a cost, as both Jeremie Frimpong and Alexander Isak were forced off with respective hamstring and groin injuries.

While Frimpong is facing a few weeks on the sidelines, joining Giovanni Leoni (ACL), Alisson Becker (hamstring) in the treatment room, club-record signing Isak has emerged as a major doubt, with head coach Arne Slot ‘hoping for the best’.

On a positive note, Liverpool hope to have Ryan Gravenberch available for selection after he missed the midweek win in Germany with a minor ankle issue. The Dutchman could be fit to battle with Alexis Mac Allister, Curtis Jones and Dominik Szoboszlai for a start in midfield.

Szoboszlai is also a contender to operate at right-back, as is Conor Bradley, in the absence of Frimpong, while Milos Kerkez will be pushing...