As the Brentford supporters celebrated claiming the notable scalp of the Premier League champions on Saturday evening, the scene inside the away dressing room couldn't have been any more different. With the cheers and chants echoing in the distance, Liverpool's disgruntled and defeated players sat in stony silence after slumping to a fourth successive Premier League defeat.

Just days after an impromptu squad-only meeting called by skipper Virgil van Dijk helped spark new life into a flailing season with a Champions League romp at Eintracht Frankfurt, this time there was no desire for any great call to arms.

"No-one was speaking, because afterwards everyone knows," said 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...