Liverpool banished the spectre of a fifth successive defeat with a five‑goal rout of Eintracht Frankfurt that included several ticks on Arne Slot’s wishlist. There was set-piece prowess, two assists from Florian Wirtz, accuracy in front of goal and, most importantly, that winning feeling again as Liverpool consigned their losing run to history.
Slot’s team conceded first for the fifth game in a row but this time produced an emphatic and sustained response. Eintracht’s opener plus injuries to Alexander Isak and Jeremie Frimpong – who could both be sidelined for weeks with respective groin and hamstring problems – were Slot’s only complaints on a night when Liverpool rediscovered their attacking verve.
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