'He's had a difficult season': Ekitike thanks 'legend' Salah for assist as Egyptian answers back to critics

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Who was your Man of the Match in Liverpool’s rout of Galatasaray? 💪 Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP via Getty Images After the game, Ekitike discussed his veteran teammate’s form, thanked him for a delightful assist, and looked ahead at the quarter-final against his old club, PSG. He said to TNT Sports: ““He’s a legend, you know.

And yeah, we need to do that every game now.”Salah’s role for Liverpool has shifted centrally, which is why he was so involved in the chances they created. Ekitike thinks Liverpool could have won that game 10-0, but he, Salah and others were too wasteful.

Emphatic from the Reds 🙌 Has this performance changed your opinion on Liverpool's Champions League hopes? 🤔 Photo by Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Offside via Getty Images It was Ekitike’s first big move, and one that did not work out as he or they would have hoped. He’s a different player now — one of the most exciting strikers in Europe — and he will look at this as a golden opportunity to change the narrative around him in his home country.