Ekitike brace gives Liverpool important win
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Hugo Ekitike leading Liverpool’s new attacking narrative under SlotHugo Ekitike has quickly emerged as the most productive of Liverpool’s 2025 summer arrivals, shaping the early attacking story
Mohamed Salah made his comeback with Liverpool during their 2-0 win over Brighton on Saturday and Hugo Ekitike benefited from an assist from his team-mate at Anfield
Liverpool manager Arne Slot has hailed new signing Hugo Ekitike after he bagged another brace to secure a 2-0 win over Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday. The French striker now has 10 goals in all competitions for the Reds so far in 2025-26 and is starting to prove his worth following a big-money move from Eintracht Frankfurt in the summer transfer window.
With Mohamed Salah's outburst further limiting his attacking options, Arne Slot may have to field his two summer signings in tandem
No Salah, no problem.Leading in his duel with Alexander Isak, Hugo Ekitike was once again named in Arne Slot's starting XI. Already the scorer of a brace last weekend against Leeds (3-3), the French