Liverpool will travel to Frankfurt in the third round of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League. Liverpool coach Slaughter said that whether they win or lose in succession, his team's goal of winning will not change.

Liverpool lost 0-1 to Galatasaray in the second round of the Champions League. Currently, Liverpool is 17th in the standings with 3 points. If they want to advance directly to the next round, they must find a way back to winning ways.

In addition, in the 8th round of the Premier League earlier, Liverpool fell behind and scored with Chiesa assisting Gakpo, but conceded a goal again in the final stage and eventually lost to Manchester United 1-2 at home, suffering a four-game losing streak in all competitions.

Liverpool manager Slote said at the press conference: "I can provide many reasons to illustrate the importance of getting a good result. As long as you wear the Liverpool jersey, the goal of every game is to win. This time against Frankfurt away, the atmosphere may be a bit like the away game against Galatasaray, where the fans will be very enthusiastic. In addition to Frankfurt's strength, this is also something we must consider. But our players have long been accustomed to this kind of game environment, and the Champions League games are always challenging."

"As I said before the match against Manchester United, whether we win or lose the previous game, it should not affect the goal of the next game. As a Liverpool player, wearing this jersey means that we must fight for victory in every game. After we won seven games in a row at the beginning of the season, we wanted to win the next three games. Now we have lost four games in a row, and of course we also hope to see Liverpool win again. But whether we win four games in a row or lose four games in a row, the goal remains the same, and when you play for Liverpool, you will face the expectations of the outside world."

Continue to rotate appropriately

Liverpool striker Ekitik will face his former club Eintracht Frankfurt in this game. Slote said, "It's always special when a player returns to his former club, especially when he performed well there. Even if the performance was not ideal, it is pleasant to see people you used to work with again. In his case, he performed very well there. I think not only will he be looking forward to returning there, but the fans of Frankfurt will also welcome him because he helped the team reach the Champions League."

"It will be a special night for him, and for Verwirtz as well, because it means a lot to be back in Germany and competing. And for Frimpong as well, and for him and Verwirtz and Ekitik, who have all achieved great things in Germany."

As for the rotation of the lineup, Slot said, "I have said many times that we have a lot of good players in our team and I can trust them all. If we play three games in seven days, it is wise to use all the players reasonably. In the last game against Manchester United, we changed three players in the 55th minute when we were one goal behind. This was for tactical considerations and because we needed to rotate the lineup."

“We will still use quite a few players tomorrow and in the next game as well. This is of course a rotation, but rotation does not mean that we are strong enough to give others a try. It is absolutely not the case. We have more than 11 players who can start, which is why we have done so many times so far, and we may continue to do so in tomorrow's game.”