Overview

• Liverpool advanced in the League Cup with a 2-1 win over Southampton after Hugo Ekitike scored in the 85th minute from a Federico Chiesa cross.
• Already booked in the 53rd minute for dissent, Ekitike removed his shirt while celebrating and received a second yellow card, leaving Liverpool to finish with ten men.
• Manager Arne Slot called the celebration "stupid" and "inutile," noted the lack of thanks to the provider, and said he addressed the episode with Ekitike in the dressing room.
• Ekitike apologized on social media, saying emotion got the better of him and offering his regrets to the Liverpool fan base.
• The red card results in a one-match suspension, so he will miss Liverpool’s league trip to Crystal Palace this weekend.