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Thomas Frank says Liverpool are a "frightening" prospect at Anfield as Brentford look to stage an upset in Sunday's Premier League clash.
New Reds boss Arne Slot oversees his first home game and Frank is impressed with the start he has made since replacing Jurgen Klopp, although he notes that the Dutchman launched his reign from a position of strength.
"We're playing a fantastic team who have a good manager. I followed his work at Feyenoord and have seen his pre-season games and of course the Ipswich game. It looks good," Brentford boss Frank said.
"He's tried to add layers to the fantastic job Klopp did. He's inherited a fantastic team that went toe to toe with Arsenal and Manchester City last season. It's that team that more or less started against Ipswich and it's a fantastic team.
"We've done some stats that show that at home they are so frightening. I expected them to be an unbelievably difficult task.
"They are huge favourites but on the flip side we believe in ourselves and we know we have the capacity to go anywhere to try and win it.
"We're excited. We got a very good result against Crystal Palace last weekend. There were some very positive signs during that performance, but there are also some areas we would like to improve on."
Frank's key selection decision against Liverpool is whether to once again leave out Ivan Toney amid transfer interest in the England striker.
Saudi Arabian side Al-Ahli are reported to be front runners to sign Toney but there have also been links with rival English clubs for a 28-year-old who has entered the final season of his contract.
Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo will continue up front once again should Toney continue to be omitted, while Sepp van den Berg and Fabio Carvalho could face Liverpool for the first time since being recruited from Anfield.