Giorgi Mamardashvili breaks silence on Liverpool debut after Arne Slot comments
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Liverpool goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili has delivered a heartfelt message following his official debut for the Reds.
Ekitike received his marching orders for removing his shirt during his celebration as he was shown a second yellow card.
Slot opted for Mamardashvili to face Southampton, with regular number one Alisson Becker given a breather for the fixture.
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The Georgia international delivered a commanding display on his full debut, marking his first competitive outing since his arrival from Valencia earlier this year.
Within hours of the final whistle, Mamardashvili turned to social media to share his thoughts after making his full bow for Liverpool.
"First official game for Liverpool," posted Mamardashvili on Instagram.
"So many players that haven't played for a long time.
"There were positives, Giorgi Mamardashvili had a good game, Federico Chiesa and Giovanni Leoni had a good game
"Positives from the game but how we played as a team - not taking anything away from Southampton because they played well - it wasn't our best performance."
On Ekitike's dismissal, Slot added: "“The first one was already needless and, to a certain extent, stupid because you have to control your emotions.
“I know how hard it is if you play the Premier League, or any other league in the world, if you are a No
Then I told him as well, if you score in the Champions League final in the 87th minute after outplaying three players and hitting it in the top corner, I can maybe understand ‘it’s all about me’.
“But I’m old-fashioned, I’m 47, and old, and I haven’t played at this level, but I did score a few goals, and if I would’ve scored goal like this, I would’ve turned around to Federico Chiesa and said, ‘this goal is all about you’