Michael Owen believes Liverpool face a battle to secure a place in the top four and expressed his disappointment that his old club are out of the title race already.
Liverpool's Champions League hopes suffered a huge setback after they were beaten away at Brentford on Monday night. The defeat at the Gtech Community Stadium also ended any hopes Jurgen Klopp’s side had of challenging for the title.
Ibrahima Konate scored an own goal to give Brentford the lead before Yoane Wissa added a second after 42 minutes. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain reduced the arrears after the break, but Bryan Mbeumo sealed all three points for the hosts six minutes from time.
