Liverpool visit unbeaten Brentford as Iraola keeps door open for Isak and co.
Without suspended Gravenberch, Liverpool play fourth-placed Brentford at 3 p.m. BST. Coach Andoni Iraola left open whether Szoboszlai, Isak and Gakpo will return.
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Liverpool travel to Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday, with kickoff at 3 p.m. BST. The hosts are fourth and still unbeaten with four wins and two draws, most recently a 3-0 victory over Chelsea. Liverpool arrive in form after a 6-3 Champions League win at LASK in Linz on Wednesday, when Bradley Barcola scored a hat-trick.
Liverpool will be without Ryan Gravenberch, who is suspended after being sent off for a second yellow card against Manchester City. Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexander Isak and Cody Gakpo, who missed the past two matches through injury, are doubts. "It's early for us to say," coach Andoni Iraola said. "I leave the chance open this time, yes."
With games coming every three days, the Spaniard said he would rotate again, also with a Champions League match against Villarreal ahead. Brentford coach Keith Andrews struck a confident note: "It's not in an overconfident way saying we should be able to play Liverpool with a belief we will win the game."