Arne Slot said Darwin Núñez's knack of scoring vital late goals for Liverpool is "nice to have" after the forward did so again to earn his team a crucial victory over Brentford on Saturday.

Arne Slot says his Liverpool players “proved him wrong” after Darwin Nunez’s stoppage-time double gave the Premier League leaders a precious 2-0 win at Brentford. Nunez came off the bench to convert Trent Alexander-Arnold’s cross before he finished off a counter attack two minutes later.

Despite a late win against Brentford, Liverpool fans have grown disgruntled with a decision from their manager.

Brentford head coach Thomas Frank has labelled Liverpool “the best team in the world” following his side’s 2-0 defeat against the Premier League leaders on Saturday. The two teams were heading for a goalless draw at the Gtech Community Stadium before a stoppage-time brace from Darwin Nunez claimed all three points for the visitors.

Brentford head coach Thomas Frank has labelled Liverpool "the best team in the world" and believes they are "huge favourites" to win the Premier League title following their late win over his side.

Brentford manager Thomas Frank has showered praise on Liverpool after his team were beaten 2-0 by the Reds in the Premier League on Saturday. READ MORE: Brentford 0-2 Liverpool | Premier League - Player Ratings | Nunez Late Double Secures Points For Slot's Reds It looked like the Bees were going to hang on for a 0-0 draw as the match reached ninety minutes but a Darwin Nunez brace in injury time meant Liverpool travelled back to Merseyside with the three points.