The national media react to Liverpool's 5-1 win over West Ham United in the Carabao Cup third round at Anfield For the second successive Carabao Cup campaign, Liverpool trounced West Ham United 5-1 at Anfield . Cody Gakpo and Diogo Jota scored a brace apiece alongside an effort from Mohamed Salah as the Reds booked their place in the fourth round of the tournament they have won 10 times. As ever, the ECHO was on hand to provide its usual match-day mix of big-game verdict , player ratings and analysis , while our colleagues from the national media were also at the game to give their own considered takes.
Here's the pick of the bunch on what was the biggest win of Arne Slot s fledgling career at Liverpool . The Daily Mail 's Kathryn Batte writes: "If anything told the tale of the contrasting starts Arne Slot and Julen Lopetegui have had in their new jobs, it was this. "Liverpool had won five of their six games under Slot coming into this third round League Cup tie while West Ham had managed just one victory since Lopetegui took charge.
After being booed off following their 3-0 defeat by Chelsea last weekend, the one thing the Hammers boss did not need was a heavy defeat. "But what had been a spirited performance quickly turned embarrassing when Edson Alvarez saw red for a second bookable offence in the 75th minute. His dismissal came just after Mohammed Salah had made it 3-1, following a brace from Diogo Jota after Jarell Quansah ’s own goal had given West Ham an early lead.
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