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Liverpool ease to 4-1 win over Brentford to maintain title charge

Mohamed Salah scored and provided an assist on his return from injury as Liverpool kept their foot on the throttle in the Premier League title race with a 4-1 win at Brentford on Saturday to go provisionally five points clear at the summit.

Darwin Nunez scored with an exquisite chip to open the scoring, bursting through on goal before deftly lifting the ball over a helpless Mark Flekken in the Brentford net.

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Goals after the break from Alexis Mac Allister and Salah effectively ended the contest.