The Reds’ third league-phase fixture is in Germany at Deutsche Bank Park, an 8pm BST kick-off against Dino Toppmoller’s side.
For an in-depth insight on what to expect from the hosts, Liverpoolfc.com spoke to footballtransfers.com Bundesliga expert Ronan Murphy.
**Firstly, could you give us an overview of the start to the season for Eintracht in the Bundesliga…**
Like Liverpool, Eintracht Frankfurt are a team very much in transition this season. But unlike Liverpool, Frankfurt have this scenario most seasons. Every Bundesliga club not called Bayern Munich usually sees their biggest and best players leave eventually, and Frankfurt are well-used to this scenario. They’ve lost both Omar Marmoush and Hugo Ekitike in the last 12 months and have brought in Jonathan Burkardt and Ritsu Doan to provide goals instead. That’s worked pretty well as they have 10 goals between them so far and Frankfurt have been scoring for fun, particularly in the Bundesliga.
The big problem is that this season’s transition has also seen veteran goalkeeper Kevin Trapp go to Paris FC, while three different players have already received minutes between the posts this season. Kaua Santos has been the preferred choice, but the Brazilian 22-year-old had to be given a vote of confidence after a blunder against Freiburg last weekend, and will be rested against Liverpool in favour of Michael Zetterer to give his confidence a chance to recover.
**And how have they fared in the Champions League?**
Frankfurt’s start in the Champions League could not have gone better with a 5-1 win over Galatasaray, but they followed that up with the same scoreline and a massive defeat away at Atletico Madrid. Another 5-1 seems very unlikely against Liverpool, but expect goals, especially with Can Uzun being one of the breakout stars of the season, becoming only the fourth teenager to score in five games in a row in Europe’s big five leagues this century.