Hugo Ekitike opens up on his desire to impress amidst multiple summer additions
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Image Credits: Imago ImagesHugo Ekitike will look to build on his impressive start to life at Liverpool as the Reds prepare for a busy run of games.
Liverpool will now play six games over the next sixteen days, as the season properly gets underway following the international break.
The summer recruit from Eintracht Frankfurt has adjusted to football in England brilliantly, scoring three times in his first four appearances for Liverpool.
As a result of his red-hot form, he is now connected to a record with Daniel Sturridge.
Goals against Crystal palace, AFC Bournemouth and Newcastle United made him the first Liverpool player to net in each of his first three games since Daniel Sturridge twelve years previously.
After receiving his first international call-up to the France senior squad, he has now returned for club duty and has opened up on the arrival of Alexander Isak, and his excitement for what lies ahead.
“I think I adapted well.
Obviously, I still have things to improve, but I think it was a good [start].”
“I feel good with the guys; they helped me to adapt here so obviously they make my football easier.
And when you play with good players like this, you can improve, and you can have success like that. The most important [thing] is to continue to be consistent.”
“It’s good to be compared to Sturridge, I know he had been a great, great player here at Liverpool, so it’s good and I want to do my best to do better than him.”
“My mindset [is]: play with the best players in the world.
All together, all the players, we are going to reach even a better level together.”
A brilliant mindset to have, and he has taken the arrival of Alexander Isak in good faith, accepting the healthy competition, rather than being upset about what it may mean for his place within the team.
Full focus for Ekitike on a busy run of games now, and you feel as if the French forward could play a vital role during this upcoming period.
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