After a disastrous four-game losing streak, including the weekend derby defeat and a previous UCL defeat to Galatasaray, Liverpool must secure three points away at Eintracht Frankfurt. The hosts are an attack-minded, defensively leaky side, setting up a thrilling, high-scoring affair where Hugo Ekitike will be key to breaking the damaging run of form against his former club.
The international break and the big game against United are behind us, but the form book isn’t pretty. Four straight defeats across all competitions – the latest a gut-wrenching 2-1 defeat to the Mancs – has put immense pressure on Arne Slot and the squad. Now we head to the Deutsche Bank Park to face Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League, and frankly, a win is non-negotiable.
Frankfurt are currently seventh in the Bundesliga, and while they can score goals for fun (19 in seven league games), they are conceding them even faster (18 conceded). Their UCL results tell the story: a massive 5-1 win followed by a massive 5-1 loss. This screams one thing: goals, and plenty of them.
Our biggest selection headache comes in midfield, where Ryan Gravenberch is a major doubt after tweaking his ankle. If he’s out, Curtis Jones will likely step in alongside Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai. Up front, the focus will be on our summer signing, Ekitike, who gets to return to his former club. He’s been our most consistently dangerous forward, scoring five goals this term. If Slot drops the underperforming Alexander Isak, Ekitike needs to fire us back into winning ways.
Defensively, we need a massive performance from Virgil van Dijk and the returning Andy Robertson. With Alisson Becker still injured, keeper Giorgi Mamardashvili needs all the protection he can get against Frankfurt’s joint top-scorer, Can Uzun. The Reds have an excellent record against German teams (unbeaten in 14), and we must rely on that European pedigree. It’s time to silence the doubters, get back to basics, and leave Germany with a vital victory.
