Liverpool’s 2–1 defeat to Manchester United on Sunday afternoon condemned Arne Slot’s side to their fourth successive loss across all competitions, the club’s worst run of form since the dark days of Brendan Rodgers’s tenure more than a decade ago.

Liverpool must halt their three-game Premier League losing streak with Saturday's visit to Brentford to remain in touch with Arsenal and in-form Manchester City.

Mohamed Salah didn’t hang around. The Egyptian attacker briefly applauded Liverpool’s jubilant away end inside Deutsche Bank Park after the final whistle before turning and making a beeline for the tunnel as the celebrations continued. His body language spoke volumes.

FRANKFURT — Liverpool broke a four-game losing streak with a 5-1 win at Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League on Wednesday, with Hugo Ekitike scoring for the English champion against his former club.

Rather than a high-stakes Champions League clash, this had the feeling of an early round EFL Cup game that Arne Slot was intent on taking seriously. Frankly, there are plenty of teams in the lower reaches of English football who would have been embarrassed to concede goals as basic as those handed to Hugo Ekitike and Cody Gakpo.

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Liverpool added a fourth in the second half when Cody Gakpo tapped home from close range and, with the home team looking increasingly dispirited, Dominik Szoboszlai drilled in a fifth from long range. This was a stirring victory for Slot and his players, who earned a second win from their opening three Champions League games.