Overview

• Ekitike has scored three goals in his first three Liverpool appearances after joining for an initial £69m.
• Alan Shearer praised the early impact but said Liverpool still need a centre-back and another forward, naming Marc Guehi and Alexander Isak as targets before Monday’s deadline.
• Shearer predicted that signing both Guehi and Isak could make Liverpool overwhelming title favourites, stressing this as his opinion.
• Gyokeres opened his Arsenal account with a brace against Leeds as Shearer urged Arteta to play more to the Swede’s strengths.
• Carragher wrote that a fully fit Kai Havertz would likely start ahead of Gyokeres in marquee matches, while Clinton Morrison rated Ekitike ahead based on early form.