Published: 07:00, 23 October 2025 | Updated: 07:00, 23 October 2025

Liverpool regained the winning feeling with a comprehensive dismissal of Eintracht Frankfurt, ending a sequence of four-straight defeats. 

There was plenty for Arne Slot to be pleased about - not least the fact there were goals scored from set pieces - but still some issues to address.

Starts are everything at a club like Liverpool. Look back through history at those who arrived from far, foreign lands to become stars and you will see they burst out of the blocks like sprinters in an Olympic 100m final.

Luis Suarez, Xabi Alonso; Fernando Torres, Mo Salah, Javier Mascherano, Sami Hyypia, Alisson Becker - you knew immediately all of them were going to be brilliant from their first few displays and it is not over the top to say that Hugo Ekitike is giving similar vibes.

Back on his old stomping ground, the France international ended the debate about who should be playing as No 9 for the time being. Ekitike has athleticism, he makes things happen quickly and, more than anything, he is...