Goalkeepers: Alisson, Mamardashvili, Woodman, Pecsi

Defenders: Van Dijk, Konate, Gomez, Robertson, Kerkez, Frimpong, Ndiaye

Midfielders: Szoboszlai, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Jones, Endo, McConnell, Nyoni

Forwards: Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo, Isak, Chiesa, Ngumoha

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Liverpool host Brentford on the final day of the Premier League season, as Anfield bids farewell to at least two club legends.

Liverpool vs. Brentford

Premier League (38) | Anfield
May 24, 2026 | 4pm (BST)

With Andy Robertson and Mo Salah leaving Liverpool, Sunday should be all about giving them a fitting farewell in the Anfield sunshine. However, there is still a job to do on the pitch, too.

A final match for Andy Robertson and Mo Salah

After nine years at Liverpool, tributes will be paid to Robertson and Salah before and after the match.

Ahead of kick-off, mosaics will be displayed on the Kop and in the lower Sir Kenny Dalglish Stand to honour the pair who have won the complete set with Liverpool.

It may not only be Robertson and Salah’s last game, though, given the transfer links suggesting Alisson and Curtis Jones could also leave this summer.

We likely won’t have any confirmation of their futures before the match, but their emotions on the day may be telling.

Jordan Henderson returns to Anfield

This will be the first time Jordan Henderson has played at Anfield since leaving suddenly for Saudi club Al-Ettifaq in 2023.

The ex-club captain has just been called up to England’s World Cup squad and has enjoyed an influential season in west London.

Due to the unceremonious nature of Henderson’s exit, he wasn’t afforded the same farewell that Salah and Robertson will receive on Sunday.

As a result, Salah told TNT Sports: “I really wish they (the club) do something special for him because he’s been one of the best players in this club, and without him and being there in the dressing room, we wouldn’t have achieved what we achieved.

“So I really hope the fans will give him a good send-off.”

Champions League qualification isn’t quite secure Team Pts GD +G -G Pl 4 Aston Villa 62 +6 54 48 37 5 Liverpool 59 +10 62 52 37 6 Bournemouth 56 +4 57 53 37 7 Brighton 53 +9 52 43 37

Erling Haaland’s late goal for Man City, to equalise against Bournemouth on Tuesday, effectively earned Liverpool Champions League qualification, but it isn’t actually mathematically secure.

Liverpool currently occupy fifth place, the final Champions League spot, with Bournemouth trailing by three points.

For Arne Slot‘s side to drop below the Cherries, Bournemouth would need to beat Nottingham Forest, Liverpool would have to lose and there would need to be a six-goal swing in favour of Andoni Iraola’s team.

It is also worth noting that if Liverpool win and Aston Villa lose, then Unai Emery’s side would finish fifth, meaning sixth-place in the Premier League (probably Bournemouth) would also qualify for the Champions League.

What would need to happen for a play-off game?

It is very unlikely, but there is actually a scenario whereby the final Champions League spot is decided with a one-off match between Liverpool and Bournemouth.

This would only happen if Liverpool lose 1-0 and Bournemouth beat Nottingham Forest 5-0, meaning both teams will be level on points, goals scored, head-to-head and away goals scored.

Imagine the nerves!

Injury updates on Alisson and Alexander Isak

Alisson hasn’t played since mid-March due to a hamstring problem, but Brazil manager Carlo Ancelotti claimed this week that the 33-year-old had “been training for two weeks” and “doing normally.”

On Friday, Slot said: “Ali will train with us today, so that’s a positive.”

Alexander Isak hasn’t started any of Liverpool’s last three games either. Thankfully, he has returned to partial training this week, but the Brentford match may come too soon.

“Alex trains for the first time with us today, parts of what we are going to do,” Slot explained.

Starting XI prediction

Slot refused to reveal whether he plans to start Salah, but we do know the Egyptian is fit and ready.

If the head coach wants to reignite the crowd to some extent, he may choose to play Rio Ngumoha and Florian Wirtz, though the more likely scenario is that Ngumoha starts on the bench as Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai and Wirtz make up the trio behind Cody Gakpo.

Given it is his last match, Robertson is also expected to start, while Jeremie Frimpong could play at right-back for the first time in a month.

Predicted LFC XI: Mamardashvili; Frimpong, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Wirtz; Gakpo

Brentford aiming for Europe

A few weeks ago, there was a scenario in which Brentford could have been fighting for a Champions League spot on the final day.

However, dropped points in eight of their last nine matches have left them in ninth spot heading into the final day.

European football, for the first time in their history, is still achievable, though, as they sit just a point behind Brighton, who are seventh, and are level on points with Chelsea who have a better goal difference.

Brentford team news

While Henderson will be available for Keith Andrews’ team, fellow ex-Red Fabio Carvalho will not be involved due to an ACL injury.

Caoimhin Kelleher will play, however, as should Sepp van den Berg who has started 31 Premier League matches this season.

Andrews said: “On Sunday (against Palace), we played Dango (Ouattara) a little bit more narrow, closer to [Igor] Thiago.

“We didn’t start Kevin (Schade) last weekend, so we wanted those two to come closer as a pair. We wanted to get Dams (Mikkel Damsgaard) and Mathi (Jensen) a little bit closer on occasions.”

Who is the referee?

The referee for Liverpool vs. Brentford is Darren England, who took charge of last weekend’s FA Cup final.

His assistants at Anfield will be Scott Ledger and Akil Howson, while Tom Kirk is on fourth official duties.

Meanwhile, Tony Harrington will be the video assistant referee as Adrian Holmes assists in the VAR booth.

Arne Slot looking forward to the end of the season

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With little to shout about all season, it has been a miserable campaign for all involved with Liverpool for several reasons.

“I think usually in the end of a season you are looking forward to it to end, because it’s usually been a long season – especially if you work in England, there are a lot of games,” Slot said.

“But maybe last season I wouldn’t have minded if it would have kept on going because it was quite nice after we won the league – we had a few games to play.

“But still then you feel like, ‘OK, enough is enough. Now it’s going on a holiday and then prepare for the next season.’

“As I said, I’m looking forward to Sunday because that’s a vital game for us but I’m also looking forward to next season to continue to evolve this team that, as I’ve said many times, is in a transition and that will not stop during the summer.”

Did you know?

Virgil van Dijk has been on the pitch for 4,851 minutes in all competitions this season – the most by any Liverpool outfield player in a season since Sami Hyypia (5,205) in 2005/06.

There have been 24 competitive matches between Liverpool and Brentford, with the Reds winning 15 and the Bees winning five.

The Reds have won three of their last 10 matches in all competitions. They have conceded 52 goals this season, the most by a Liverpool team in a 38-game Premier League season in the Premier League era.

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Liverpool vs. Brentford is live on Sky Sports + with kickoff at 4pm (BST).

TIA’s matchday live blog will be up and running from 3.15pm, with Harry McMullen tasked with keeping you entertained and up-to-date.

Come on you Reds!

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Steven Gerrard‘s tribute to Mo Salah included the admission that the winger has helped his healing process after narrowly missing out on his own Premier League title.

Liverpool went on to soothe the wounds twice after painfully missing out on the league title in 2013/14, a season that saw Gerrard come excruciatingly close to that elusive crown.

We all know that infamous moment when it came to an end and could re-tell it in excruciating detail, and Gerrard recently admitted on the Overlap that, “it still kills me.”

And while he will never truly be able to let that moment go for good, he told Liverpool FC in their special film for Salah that the Egyptian has helped his healing journey.

He said: “As a fan for the last 10 years, what he’s done for the club and what he’s done for me personally, my own buzzers and my own healing, if you like, after a difficult end to my Liverpool career.

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“What he’s done for me personally, I understand, and I appreciate what he’s done.

“Individually, but also the impact and the contribution to the team.

“You’re talking about a world-class talent that should be in the conversation with anyone throughout his time here at Liverpool.”

He added: “He’s that good of a footballer, he’s a one-off, he’s a generational player.”

Steven Gerrard had dinner at Mo Salah’s house to advise on Liverpool exit

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While Gerrard has enjoyed watching Salah as a fan, he has also been an important sounding board for the 33-year-old, continuing his important role for the club all these years later.

When Salah was considering a mid-season exit, Gerrard had dinner at the Egyptian’s house and advised him on the right way to leave the club.

“I remember we had that conversation, I appreciated that,” Salah told TNT Sports about their meeting. “I think people didn’t know that you came to my house. I hope it was a good dinner!

“We had a good conversation and you said your opinion, and I think I really, really appreciate it.

“Yeah, I’m glad that I’m leaving now from a ‘big door’ and I think this is also something you mentioned to me, just leaving on your terms, and I still remember those words.

“So yeah, I’m happy about it. Everything that’s going on this season makes me like, ‘Now it’s time to go’.”

With Salah now on the cusp of an exit, he insisted he has “no regrets” having given himself the time to change his mind before realising “things weren’t going in the right direction.”

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Liverpool are “close to” appointing Etienne Reijnen to their backroom staff, underlining that the club plan to move forward with Arne Slot into 2026/27.

Reijnen has been linked with a move to Liverpool for several weeks, which would serve as a reunion with Slot after failing to make the move to Anfield initially due to a denied UK work permit.

Ahead of the final match of the season and amid rising speculation over Slot’s future, Merseyside reporters simultaneously broke the news of Reijnen’s expected appointment.

The Telegraph‘s Dominic King and The Guardian‘s Andy Hunter both state that Liverpool are “close to” adding the Dutchman to Slot’s backroom staff.

The Times‘ Paul Joyce was somewhat less committal, saying they are “still looking at appointing” the 39-year-old, but all reiterated the move would end speculation over Slot’s future, for now at least.

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The deal “has not been completed but is progressing,” as per Hunter, with the club backing Slot’s request to add to his backroom team over the summer.

King, meanwhile, reports that Reijnen “has told colleagues he will be taking up an opportunity to join” Slot at Anfield, and that “it is expected” the move will be confirmed soon after the season ends.

Who is Etienne Reijnen?

Reijnen, 39, is a former centre-back who played alongside Slot at PEC Zwolle before joining his staff in Rotterdam in late 2023.

His focus was on analysing and providing technical advice to Slot, and his role as an assistant at Feyenoord saw him oversee set-pieces.

This comes after Feyenoord’s outgoing technical director, Dennis te Kloese, appeared to confirm Reijnen would be moving abroad after calling time on working alongside Robin van Persie.

While not yet rubber-stamped, the discussions say everything about the club’s intent to commit and confirm Slot’s position over the summer and into next season.

What Arne Slot has said about Etienne Reijnen at Liverpool

The concern among supporters will be that it follows the Brendan Rodgers script when Sean O’Driscoll and Gary McAllister were appointed to his new-look staff before his sacking eight games into the season.

Slot himself, though, did not confirm Reijnen’s arrival on Friday, sticking to the approach he uses when asked about player transfers.

“”As long as things are not done, then I will not be commenting on who we are signing or who we don’t,” he told reporters.

“It is fair to say that I have worked with him before and I have a very high regard for him in terms of the coach he is,” he then added.

“It is also clear that I tried to sign him two years ago when I first came here but we couldn’t do it.”

Liverpool have needed a replacement for set-piece coach Aaron Briggs since December, and Reijnen would fill that gap with much-needed expertise.

Notably, King adds that it “remains to be seen” whether Giovanni van Bronckhorst will stay despite only joining Slot’s team last summer. He has been linked with a role at Feyenoord.

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RB Leipzig’s Yan Diomande is regarded as Liverpool’s “leading” transfer target this summer, and they’re in a “strong position” to move forward with a deal.

The 19-year-old has been linked since February and swiftly emerged as a primary target to bolster Liverpool’s wing positions ahead of Mo Salah‘s departure.

Sources in Germany and on Merseyside have reiterated interest, and the Athletic‘s David Ornstein has now reported Diomande “has emerged as a leading target” for the Reds.

They “have manoeuvred into a strong position with the player” and if a deal looks “plausible,” Ornstein explains that “talks between the clubs can be expected to follow.”

Leipzig want to keep the teenager for another season after qualifying for the Champions League, but if their price tag of over €100 million (£87.23m) is met, a deal would be likely.

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PSG are also known to be suitors for the winger, who scored 13 goals and provided 10 assists this season, but they will need to sanction a departure first and “have other options.”

The predominantly right-sided winger has been named in Cote d’Ivoire’s World Cup squad, and in an ideal world, Liverpool would be putting themselves in a position to wrap up a deal before the tournament starts next month.

If not, the door remains open for other clubs to try and strike an agreement with the player and Leipzig, or they would be playing their part in seeing Diomande report late for an important pre-season.

Yan Diomande voices committment to Leipzig

Diomande only joined Leipzig last summer after his €20 million (£17.2m) release clause at Leganes was triggered, and he has voiced his commitment to the German club in recent weeks.

“My contract here is until 2030, so I have four more years,” Diomande said, via ESPN. “What’s going to happen afterwards? I don’t know. I am a Leipzig player.

“Nobody knew me before and €20 million is a lot. It was a big risk for them and I thank them for that. And like I said today, we are in a good way and it’s not over. We need to keep going, keep working hard.”

According to ESPN, however, Diomande is “aware” that if Leipzig receive a huge offer, then he “could be ready” for another summer move.

As for the interest in his services, the teenager is ready to leave that to his representatives. He said: “You gonna be happy and motivate to do more.

“I don’t [really] think about this kind of thing because I’m trying to be focused on the pitch and because my job is playing football so [his representatives] gonna take care of everything outside of the pitch.

“So this kind of things give me a lot of motivation to see a lot of clubs speaking about you and stuff like this, but I’m focused.

“It’s really easy when you have a good team around you. You just have to work and they’re gonna take care of everything because the only thing I can control is playing football.”

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With Andy Robertson‘s Liverpool career drawing to a close, Jurgen Klopp has revealed the conditions of his signature and the honest assessment he gave the left-back.

Robertson has been the ultimate professional in his time at Liverpool, providing constant energy up and down the left, contributing to the attack while also playing as a steady companion next to Van Dijk in defence.

The 32-year-old wasn’t always the all-round great he became, though.

Prior to arriving at Liverpool, he was a brilliant full-back talent, shining through his marauding runs into the opposition half.

Defensively, though, like with the Reds’ other option in 2017, Alberto Moreno, there was an issue.

“You saw Robbo at Hull playing and you saw his potential offensively and you saw his weaknesses,” Klopp said on The Anfield Wrap‘s documentary, ‘One Of Us: Becoming Andy Robertson‘.

“He was involved in so many goals conceded in his path was crazy; it’s like he’s not there.”

“We had the conversation in my house in Formby. Robbo came with his agent and we had a great, great talk. You cannot imagine today but a really shy boy, really didn’t speak a lot. It’s so funny to think back on that.

“And I told him, ‘I like everything about what you’re doing offensively and I don’t think I like anything of the things you do defensively’.

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“‘So if we agree on working on that and you pay completely in and stuff like that, then we will have a lot of fun together.'”

Robertson, who had previously been turned down by Everton after they deemed Dundee United’s £1.5 million asking price too high, was fully on board with Klopp.

The Scotsman recalled: “I just walked out of that house and just thought I need everything I can to play for that manager and I want everything I do to play for Liverpool. ”

Jurgen Klopp tells Robertson how to get in the team

So Robertson had secured his dream move, but he wasn’t yet a guaranteed success at Anfield.

With Moreno enjoying his best period of form as a Liverpool player, Robertson had to wait until December to get a proper run in the team.

He remembered: “I think even my debut at Crystal Palace, the fans took to me pretty early which was an amazing feeling.

“I think they probably seen a player that would probably play exactly like them if they got given the chance.

“But then obviously the next three or four months were a bit difficult in terms of not playing, trying to get up to speed and obviously things were happening in the background to then make me, when the opportunity came, to fly.”

Klopp told the tale of how Robertson came into his office to ask why he wasn’t starting more often. The German was blunt in his response:

“He came in my office and said, ‘Boss, I’m working really hard every day and I don’t get a chance’.

“I said, ‘Oh, I’m really surprised you are here because we had an agreement [that] you start thinking like a defender and that’s the first step you had to do.

“‘You still defend like a, I don’t know, a striker. And in that position, it’s not possible.'”

From then on, things improved quickly for Liverpool’s new £8m signing from Hull.

“We spoke plenty of times but then the last time we spoke about it, and that was the moment when the penny dropped for him,” Klopp added.

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“The next day, he trained completely different. I’m pretty sure he would say the same. If he wouldn’t have done that, you stay on a specific level.

“From that day on, he became for a while definitely the best left-back in the world.”

A hard worker on and off the pitch, Robertson put in the hours to ensure he reached the standards required to become an elite player.

Ex-captain Jordan Henderson commented: “I think you still see that now, like top, top players will still need that adjustment, will still need that bit of time.

“I can see what’s going on in the background, he’s out on his own doing one v one training with the coaches.

“He’s doing crossing on his own, working on his crossing and he’s preparing himself for when he gets that opportunity.”

Robertson made sure he took that chance and would go on to be Liverpool’s starting left-back for the next eight years.

Now, with regular football less forthcoming, he has chosen to leave at the age of 32, but he goes knowing that his work ethic and quality helped drive Liverpool back to the top of world football.

Robertson was a key figure in Klopp’s great Liverpool side and added another title under Arne Slot in 2025. The full-back finished by saying:

“I was guilty of, when I first came to the club I seen myself still as an opposition.

“I came in and I’m looking at Sadio Mane, Mo Salah, Bobby Firmino and I still looked at them going, ‘I’m playing against these guys’.

“Whereas I had to start believing, ‘No, no. They’re my teammates and I’m going to start playing with them’.

“And I think it was more a belief thing than anything. The manager and his coaches done a good job in terms of telling what I had to do in terms of a full back: when to press, when to jump, all these little things that made Jurgen Klopp the manager that he is.

“But for me, it was more just trying to believe that I was a Liverpool player. I had to find that belief that I was at one of the best clubs in the world.”

Now, in 2026, Robertson is one of the senior figures who has been helping the next generation settle and understand what is expected.

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