Brentford registered their first win over Liverpool since 1938 following their stunning 3-1 victory at the Brentford Community Stadium on Monday.

Klopp’s team had a terrible start to 2023, and they were the only ones to blame for the disaster in west London.

Ibrahima Konate’s own goal in the first half set the tone for a night in which Liverpool made a lot of mistakes at the back.

Yoane Wissa made it 2-0 for Brentford, and even though Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain tied it up, Bryan Mbeumo gave Brentford its first win over Liverpool since 1938.

In his first game since France lost to Argentina in the World Cup final in December, Konate took a lot of the blame for Liverpool’s terrible defensive performance.

But the center back wasn’t the only one who should have been criticized for Liverpool’s performance, which put them in sixth place, four points behind fourth-place Manchester United, who play Bournemouth on Tuesday in their game in hand.

Liverpool’s manager, Klopp, was shocked when his team lost for the first time in five league games. He said that Brentford’s clever set-piece tactics were too much for his players to handle.

“Brentford create chaos with set-pieces. When I say they stretch the rules, they do, in offensive set-pieces,” Klopp said.

“Don’t get me wrong, it’s smart, but they do. If you could single out all the situations you would find five fouls but because it’s so chaotic no one sees it in the end.

“You know before the game how strong they are from corners. The game got decided by the second goal which was our fault.

“We are not awake, they cross the ball and score the second that decided the game. The third goal should not have been allowed but we should have played better.”