CHIESA KNOWS HOW REDS CAN TURN THINGS AROUND ON THE PITCH

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.

- By IAN DOYLE Chief LFC Writer

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 that comes to your mind is to give more, train harder.

“It was good that after the game we didn’t talk because it's a sign that everyone wants to change. Everyone wants to change the situation”

The hush didn’t last long, the Liverpool squad thrashing out exactly what is continuing to go wrong on the long journey back to Merseyside.

“Afterwards we went to the bus and we started to talk about the situation and everyone wants to turn things around,’ said Chiesa. “That’s the main goal and the first thing is that we don’t have to blame anything or anyone.

“It’s many reasons and there’s not just one thing. We don’t and I personally don’t care if it’s this or that that is causing us not to win. For me the most important thing is to work harder and then try to get the win.