Liverpool waited till the final moments of regulation time to break stubborn Brentford’s defense on Saturday as the Reds maintain six points lead in the Premier League.
Darwin Nunez scored twice in stoppage-time (90+1 & 90+3) to help Liverpool overcome a Brentford 2-0 at the Gtech Community Stadium.
With 10 minutes left in the game, Slot turned to the bench, introducing Nunez and Elliott in push for a winner.
Nunez, who had been hardly involved after coming on, surged into the area in added-time after Alexander-Arnold picked up the ball on the right.
Nunez gave Liverpool the lead with a close-range finish before he rounded off a swift counter attack two minutes later to put the seal on a hard-fought victory.
Slot’s side were facing a third game without a win, after draws with Manchester United and Nottingham Forest, but the Uruguayan’s late salvo returned the Reds to winning ways.
Brentford showed how dangerous they could be in transition early on, with Bryan Mbeumo twice causing Kostas Tsimikas trouble.
The wide-man got past his marker and his first cross of the match was almost touched in by Yoane Wissa from six yards out before Mbeumo forced the left-back into giving away an early yellow card.
Ryan Gravenberch’s effort from range was tipped wide by Bees keeper Mark Flekken but the hosts responded by showing their final-third threat.
Christian Norgaard, who headed the equaliser in Brentford’s 2-2 draw with Manchester City on Tuesday, continued to display his aerial prowess when he met Mikkel Damsgaard’s free-kick and forced Alisson into action as Thomas Frank’s men came close to an opener.
Dominik Szoboszlai used his strong frame to hold off a marker before turning and lacing a strike across goal, which dipped and bounced off the crossbar in the 35th minute.
After the break, the hosts’ resilience at the back forced the first signs of cracks in Liverpool’s patience as errors started to become more common in their search for a breakthrough.
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