Hugo Ekitike sends fresh Liverpool message as David Moyes left fuming - 4 talking points vs Everton

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ANFIELD, LIVERPOOL // Ryan Gravenberch and Hugo Ekitike sent Liverpool on its way to a fifth straight victory in the Premier League this season, though it was a narrow win in the end against Everton.

Ryan Gravenberch takes control

So far this season, Liverpool has seen the sky-high potential that Gravenberch has at the base of the midfield.

Hugo Ekitike impresses

Hugo Ekitike, having seen Alexander Isak start midweek, was given the nod here.

Bold Florian Wirtz call

Florian Wirtz was taken out of the spotlight from the off, and Alexander Isak was always unlikely to start having played 58 minutes against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League midweek.

Both decisions, though when both players are fully fit and firing they will usually start, proved useful for Liverpool.

With a more physical midfield, Liverpool was able to dominate the ball, and Ekitike was very sharp.

Wirtz's absence from the starting XI was a surprise but the extra legs were invaluable, and the creative burden was shifted elsewhere.

In midfield and attack, too, Slot was able to leave options in reserve: Curtis Jones, for instance, as well as Wirtz and Isak.

If Liverpool is to go further in Europe this time around — and it has already made a good start in the Champions League — then it will need that depth