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Hugo Ekitike made an instant impact for Liverpool in the Community Shield defeat to Crystal Palace(Image: Getty Images)

Liverpool will have been delighted with Hugo Ekitike's debut last weekend - and his commanding performance at Wembley stemmed from an unflinching self-confidence.

Ekitike, 23, joined the Reds in July for a staggering £79million from Eintracht Frankfurt.

After just four minutes of Liverpool's Community Shield defeat by Crystal Palace, Ekitike announced himself in style.



The young star first forged a name for himself at French side Reims, where his faith in his own ability began to take root, as he once confronted a coach behind the scenes to ask why he wasn't playing.

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The club's head coach at the time, David Guion, was impressed by a 17-year-old Ekitike, then playing in the reserves, and asked him to come train with the senior players.

"I watched him play in a lot of local tournaments," Guion told The Athletic.

Naturally, given his age and reserve team standing, Ekitike was not included.

Article continues belowHugo Ekitike opened the scoring in style for Liverpool(Image: Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

His decision did not go down well with Ekitike.

He always wanted the ball, always wanted to be the one who scored or changed a match."

Hugo Ekitike became a star at Eintracht Frankfurt(Image: Getty Images)

Ekitike has already had one star-studded move in his career.

"My football has never let me down."

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The fact that Liverpool lost the Community Shield on penalties perhaps somewhat takes the shine off Ekitike's debut.
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