Hugo Ekitike hands Liverpool major headache as 3 Arne Slot signings impress - 5 talking points

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ANFIELD, LIVERPOOL // Alexander Isak scored his first goal for Liverpool and Hugo Ekitike netted a late winner as Arne Slot's side booked its place in the next round of the Carabao Cup with a toiling victory over Southampton.

Alexander Isak off the mark

In breaking the deadlock, Isak scored his first goal for Liverpool here.

With such depth among his ranks, Liverpool boss Arne Slot made 11 changes here from the weekend's game with Everton.

Federico Chiesa and Hugo Ekitike mixed

Federico Chiesa produced an assist after a good piece of anticipation saw him intercept a dodgy pass from Alex McCarthy in the Southampton goal, and he should perhaps have gotten a shot away a couple of times when the ball fell to him.

It was a decent showing, but nothing more than that: a performance that suggested he would get more minutes in the next round of this competition, rather than much meaningful in the intervening period.



Debutants impress

After a big summer, Liverpool had two debutants here in Giovanni Leoni and Giorgi Mamardashvili.



All eyes on the draw

After going all the way to the final last season, Arne Slot said he wanted to win here and go on a similar journey