Overview
- Hugo Ekitike scored twice in a 4-1 comeback win over Newcastle at Anfield, with Florian Wirtz and Ibrahima Konaté adding the other goals.
- He is Liverpool’s top scorer this season with 15 goals and four assists in 32 appearances since his reported £69 million move from Eintracht Frankfurt.
- On TNT Sports, Steven Gerrard likened Ekitike’s pace and direct finishing to Fernando Torres, citing similar runs into channels and lethal end product.
- Ekitike downplayed the comparison, saying he would never put himself on Torres’s level and that he must keep working to reach that standard.
- Manager Arne Slot praised the striker’s improved work-rate off the ball, as Ekitike’s growing link with Wirtz has produced six combined goals while Alexander Isak’s fitness has limited his integration.