'In reality': What really happened behind the scenes at Liverpool straight after Ekitike's red card - Romano
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The striker has quickly become one of the Reds’ best players, with the Frenchman putting up a more-than-solid fight for his starting spot against Alexander Isak.
Of course, both strikers deserve to start for the Anfield outfit, but with Arne Slot only lining his team up with one striker, it feels like the two number nines will be going head-to-head for most of the season.
Ekitike didn’t do himself many favours in their 2-1 win against Southampton on Tuesday, though, as he got himself red-carded after taking his shirt off to celebrate scoring for his team.
The striker clearly wasn’t thinking about the fact he’d already received a yellow card, and after he was awarded another, he was sent packing.
Of course, you see people talking about the ages of players all the time, but the fact that Ekitike let his emotions get the better of him shows how much he still needs to learn about the game.
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Indeed, he’ll have obviously known about being carded for taking his shirt off, but the fact that he forgot about already being shown one outlines how much he still has to learn.
One of the main things that Liverpool have struggled with over the last couple of years is having a regular scoring striker among their ranks.
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Ekitike is out of the question against Palace, which means that this could be Isak’s time to shine.
Indeed, Federico Chiesa will also want to make a good impression, but if Isak wants to confirm his role as Liverpool’s starting striker, he must put in a good performance against the Eagles on Saturday.