May 16 : Liverpool defender Joe Gomez called Friday’s 4-2 Premier League defeat at Aston Villa “frustrating” and urged his side to respond by beating Brentford in their final game of the season to secure Champions League qualification. The loss dropped Liverpool to fifth place, with the risk of being overtaken by Bournemouth and Brighton & Hove Albion in the race for a top-five finish. Villa exposed Liverpool’s defence repeatedly, scoring four, as the Merseyside club slumped to a 12th league