Liverpool ended their run of four straight defeats on a good night for Arne Slot’s side in the Champions League.

The Reds headed to take on Eintracht Frankfurt fresh off their defeat to Manchester United in the Premier League, but Liverpool put the record straight despite facing major early pressure in Germany before rallying to cruise to a 5-1 win, thanks to goals from Hugo Ekitike, Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai.

Slot’s decision to drop Mohamed Salah to the bench took the headlines before kick-off, but his decision was vindicated with the Egyptian’s absence from the starting line-up not holding the Reds back.

The Dutchman found himself in his first real crisis at Anfield, with the Reds heading to Germany on the back of four consecutive defeats and sprung the chances, most notably naming Ekitike and Alexander Isak from the off, as the former returned to his old home to play off the Swede.

Frankfurt boss Dino Toppmoller also made major changes to his team as he named his two top scorers, Can Uzun and Jonathan Burkardt, on the bench, citing tactical reasons as he revealed his team would be set up to play...