'Brilliant individual skill': Leon Osman raves about tricky Liverpool ace after 'lovely' Burnley moment

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Hugo Ekitike has arguably been Liverpool’s best player this season.

The Frenchman has been in top form since his transfer from Eintracht Frankfurt, and even though Alexander Isak has just joined, it’s clear that the striker is still firmly in Slot’s plans.

A lovely stepover to beat Josh Laurent, but there is nobody there for a tap-in,” he said.

The moment in question was arguably Liverpool’s best chance of the first half.

Ryan Gravenberch picked the ball up from deep in the Reds’ own half, Ekitike then peeled away from his man and made a diagonal run towards the corner flag.

Indeed, if one of Liverpool’s players chose to follow the ball into the box, they’d have easily gone 1-0 up.

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Although the Reds’ fans will be excited to see Isak make his debut, one of the toughest decisions Slot will have to make is what to do with Ekitike.

The striker has been among his best-performing players this season, and, even though Isak had an impressive season himself last year, he can’t just be allowed to force the former Frankfurt man out of the starting XI.