Published: 15:13, 26 October 2025 | Updated: 15:13, 26 October 2025

A pulsating lights show in Brentford made the Gtech Community Stadium feel more like the Ibiza strip in party season rather than a football ground on an ebb of west London.

Kool & The Gang’s Celebration was followed by Proud by Heather Small on the post-match playlist and, of course, the traditional rendition of Hey Jude by The Beatles.

Not just a kick in the teeth by playing a Liverpudlian band but two tunes with lyrics that feel a world away for Liverpool.

‘Celebrate good times, come on,’ went the first song. Arne Slot gave these fans some of the very best days of their lives in spring by winning the Premier League but since then, it has all been a bit gloomy with not many good times to celebrate.

‘What have you done today to make you feel proud?’ the lyrics of the next tune went. Aside from a couple of goals against the run of play, no one in a green Liverpool shirt left with any sense of pride. They were...