Brentford manager Thomas Frank did not feel hard-done by for Liverpool's second goal against Brentford - but was critical of the referee and VAR for not sending Wataru Endo off during his side's defeat at Anfield.

Liverpool navigated an at times tricky match to win by a comfortable 3-0 scoreline. Darwin Nunez saw two goals disallowed before he set up Mohamed Salah to score the opener.

Alisson Becker's goalkeeping was needed to ensure the Bees did not get back into the game before Salah headed home his 200th goal in English football following Kostas Tsimikas' cross from the byline. However, there was some contention whether the ball was in or not when it was crossed.

But Frank, referencing John Stones' goal-line clearance when the Reds faced Manchester City at the Etihad back in January in 2019, said: "The last one I will never complain about that. I think Liverpool were hard done by 1.3cm back in the day against Manchester City and that is goal-ine technology so unless we have that technology [elsewhere], I will never, ever complain. And by the way I was pretty far away to see that."

Diogo Jota eventually added a third goal to ensure three points would be headed the way of Liverpool, who moved up to second and are now one point behind Manchester City after the leaders drew an eight-goal thriller at Chelsea.

But Frank pinpointed an incident further back in the game, when there was only a one-goal deficit at the start of the second half, to be annoyed with.

Summer signing Endo went in for a 50-50 challenge with Christian Norgaard, both with studs showing, and the Dane came off worse after the Japan captain won the ball. VAR took an extensive look though found no wrongdoing.

"Back in the day there would be a lot less red cards," Frank said. "I think in this situation back in the day, it is never a red card. I think in the football we play, I think the referee missed a foul on a yellow card on the pitch. With VAR it is a different situation but even with VAR I think we get it wrong."

So if not a challenge deserving of a sending off, why be irritated? Well, it comes down a matter of consistency, and the Brentford boss feels Endo's challenge was similar in recklessness to previous red cards this season.

Frank said: "It shouldn't be a red card but, I will come back to it, with this slow image we get today and you see a clear foot on the leg and the footage I have, four bloody marks on Christian's legs, then it is some contact with extensive force. So he got the ball with enough force to make the mark.

"It was like Curtis Jones against Tottenham and Marcus Rashford against Copenhagen and there are probably more, Josh DaSilva was one against Newcastle a couple of years ago. With that in mind, then it is a red card. I think all four shouldn't be but the way it is now, it should be a red card."