"Hugo Ekitike scored on his return to Eintracht Frankfurt as Liverpool ended their four-match losing streak with a confident 5-1 Champions League comeback victory in Germany. The France international, who scored 26 times in 64 matches for the Bundesliga side before a big-money summer move, struck the crucial blow which got his new team back into the match after they had conceded for the eighth game in a row. He outshone British record signing Alexander Isak, who still looks short"
"But it was centre-backs Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate who delivered the killer blows with free headers from corners just before half-time as Liverpool finally started to deliver on set-pieces. Wirtz came into his own in the second half with assists for Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai to cap a happy return to Germany for him too. Liverpool ended their four-game losing streak in emphatic style."
Liverpool produced a 5-1 Champions League comeback victory in Germany to end a four-match losing streak. Hugo Ekitike scored on his return to Eintracht Frankfurt, providing the crucial goal after Liverpool had conceded for an eighth consecutive game. Arne Slot paired Alexander Isak and Ekitike up front with Florian Wirtz starting, leaving Mohamed Salah on the bench. Centre-backs Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate scored free headers from corners before half-time. Wirtz supplied second-half assists for Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai. Eintracht Frankfurt's recent defensive frailties contributed to the emphatic Liverpool win.
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