Overview
- Hugo Ekitike equalised against his former club before Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konaté headed Liverpool into a 3-1 half-time lead inside nine minutes.
- Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai completed the 5-1 win, both goals assisted by Florian Wirtz for his first contributions since joining.
- Arne Slot made five changes and started without Mohamed Salah, a rotation widely viewed as justified by the performance and result.
- Jeremie Frimpong left early with an aggravated hamstring that Slot expects will sideline him for weeks, and Alexander Isak was withdrawn at half-time with a groin issue.
- Liverpool move to 10th in the 36-team league-phase standings on six points from three matches, with Brentford up next before Real Madrid visit Anfield.