Jamie Carragher gave a rallying speech earlier in the week about a ‘shift’ in footballing patterns in the Premier League – but the Liverpool legend has been made to backtrack on his original opinion after his boyhood side downed Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 in the Champions League.

Liverpool went 1-0 down to Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League in what looked like a potential fifth loss in a row for Arne Slot in all competitions.

However, goals from Hugo Ekitike, Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate turned the game on its head before half-time to give the Reds a commanding lead, before Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai got in on the act.

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It saw the Reds finally get a win on board, their first since beating Southampton in the Carabao Cup almost a month ago – but Jamie Carragher has been left with egg on his face after a statement he made earlier in the week.

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Jamie Carragher made a point on Sky Sports’ Monday coverage of West Ham United vs Brentford that top-flight clubs were going back to playing more direct.

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