Five-star Reds hit back to batter Frankfurt and end losing streak

HUGO Ekitike scored on his return to Eintracht Frankfurt as Liverpool ended their four-match losing streak with a confident 5-1 Champions League victory in Germany.

- By CARL MARKHAM, PA

Ibrahima Konate adds Liverpool's third (left) and Cody Gakpo the fourth (right)

(PICS: HARRY LANGER/DEEFOOL, IAN STEPHEN/NEWS IMAGES)

The France international, who scored 26 times in 64 matches for the Bundesliga side before a £69million 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 of sharpness, as the duo were paired together for the first time as head coach Arne Slot opted for something different in an attempt to change their fortunes.

And with Florian Wirtz also starting the Dutchman had put his faith in £300million-worth of new talent to stop their rot, meaning Mohamed Salah was on the bench as was for the last Champions League away game against Galatasaray.

But it was centre-backs Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate who delivered the killer blows with free headers from corners just before halftime as Liverpool finally started to deliver on set-pieces.