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.

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.

It looked like Arne Slot's men would be frustrated on their travels for the second time in a week but Darwin Nunez came up with the perfect answer to Brentford supporters' taunts with his late, late s

Substitute Darwin Nunez's stoppage-time double gave Liverpool a 2-0 win at Brentford on Saturday, as the Premier League leaders left it late to record their first league win of 2025.

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,

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.

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.

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

Darwin Nunez admitted that he is "going through a rough patch" after scoring twice for Liverpool against Brentford.