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After losing four matches in a row, Liverpool aren’t quite heading towards uncharted waters. But the map they’re referring to is old, yellow and fraying at the sides. Here’s a sequence Don Welsh’s side put together in the autumn of 1953 …

Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Liverpool Newcastle United 4-0 Liverpool Liverpool 1-5 Preston North End Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Liverpool

Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Liverpool

… and that’s the last time the Redmen (still wearing white shorts back then, mind) lost five on the bounce. They ended up being relegated from the old First Division in last place.

Now, nobody’s seriously suggesting Liverpool are going down this season. But that sequence is a 72-year-old bit of history Arne Slot won’t fancy repeating. Plus his side need to get their Premier League and Champions League campaigns back on track quicksmart … though exactly what to expect tonight is anyone’s guess: Eintracht Frankfurt’s first two matches in this year’s competition both ended 5-1 – a home win over Galatasaray and an away defeat at Atletico Madrid – while Liverpool have beaten the team Eintracht...