Arne Slot gets Liverpool wish as two players deliver exactly what he asked for vs Frankfurt

Arne Slot got exactly what he asked for in the first half against Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League, despite his side falling a goal behind against the Bundesliga outfit.

Hugo Ekitike, playing against his old club, leveled the scores before Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate crashed home headers from Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai's crosses.

Slot has spoken at length in recent weeks about the need to get better at dead balls. In tight games, he has repeatedly said, how you defend and attack from them can make a big difference. With Liverpool in need, Van Dijk and Konate stepped up.

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