Alan Shearer makes new Hugo Ekitike claim after Liverpool impact - 'I am not bitter'

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Alan Shearer has explained why he is "not bitter" about Hugo Ekitike being a success at Liverpool.

The France international will now serve a one-match ban which will force him to miss the Premier League clash against Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Before securing a £79million move to Liverpool, Ekitike was heavily linked with a move to Newcastle United, with Eintracht Frankfurt reportedly rejecting an offer from the Magpies.



In the end, Ekitike completed a switch to Anfield and Shearer has explained why he's been very impressed by the Reds striker.

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"Ekitike has been superb.

I know Liverpool had a really good 25 minutes in the Merseyside derby, but in terms of the second half as we've seen before, they didn't play particularly well.

"Everton were the better team no doubt and once they got the goal, they were right back in the game.

"Ekitike has been outstanding.

A penny for Isak's thoughts in terms of him signing and playing last week.

"It was probably a bit of a surprise and then being left out again at the weekend with Ekitike scoring again.

"I am not bitter that Newcastle didn’t get Ekitike.

He's a Liverpool player, they paid a lot of money for him and he's justifying that price tag."

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