Darwin Nunez was Liverpool's hero after firing them to a 2-0 win over Brentford, taking them six points clear of Arsenal in the Premier League title race.

In another era, in another kind of football, Darwin Núñez might be the type of unconventional striker who would be a cult hero at a smaller club, but at Liverpool in 2025, when the margins are so tight at the top of the Premier League and every player must earn his place,

Slot then showed a steel of his own in both defending and praising his player, as well as his team’s form. The Liverpool manager first disagreed with the phrasing of questions that portrayed a “disappointing season” for Nunez, insisting it has just been a case of much more competition for places in a team that is top of the league.

Darwin Nunez scored twice in stoppage time as Liverpool beat Brentford 2-0 to strengthen its spot in first place in the Premier League on Saturday. Second-placed Arsenal will look to restore the four-point gap to Liverpool by defeating Aston Villa later.

Darwin Nunez came off the bench to fire Liverpool to victory away at Brentford and captain Virgil van Dijk was asked about the Uruguay international after the win

Uruguayan forward Darwin Nunez's late double fire brought Liverpool a 2-0 win Saturday against Brentford in an English Premier League week 22 match. The Reds' 25-year-old forward scored in two minutes, in the 91st and 93rd minute, to bring victory to the visitors at Brentford's Gtech Community Stadium.

The punter placed a £10 stake on Nunez to not only be booked against Brentford, but score two or more goals in the match – a bet builder that was given odds of 180/1. As well as the above that returned £1,810, the punter won £520 after putting £20 on Nunez to score anytime in the match and receive a booking.

However, the Reds will not have it easy. Brentford have an excellent home record, winning nine, drawing two and losing two of their 11 league games in front of their own fans so far this season, and in midweek they came from two goals down to draw 2-2 with faltering defending champions Manchester City.

Liverpool defeated Brentford 2-0, whereas Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes suffered another blow after a 2-2 draw against Aston Villa. Bournemouth boosted hopes of European football next season with a 4-1 win over Newcastle United.

Liverpool almost dropped two points against Brentford in the Premier League until Darwin Nunez took charge of the situation. The attacker netted two goals back in the dying minutes to save the night