Liverpool slipped to a fourth successive defeat in the Premier League after a 3-2 reverse to Brentford on Saturday night. Just when the Reds thought they had got their season back on track after a 5-1 Champions League win at Eintracht Frankfurt, the title holders suffered another damaging setback.

The ECHO, of course, was at the Gtech Community Stadium to provide our usual match-day mix of player ratings, big-match verdict and post-game analysis alongside the reaction of Arne Slot. You can also see how it all unfolded in our live blog.

Our colleagues from the national media were also on hand to give their own considered takes. Here's what they made of it as the champions' struggles continue.

OPINION

Oliver Holt, of the Daily Mail, writes: "When they were kings, when they were rulers of England...