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Liverpool fans were left suitably impressed by Hugo Ekitike’s first appearance at Anfield, with one aspect of his performance in particular proving to be a big hit.

The striker made his first appearance at his new home following his transfer from Eintracht Frankfurt as he started Liverpool’s 3-2 win over Athletic Club, which came just after a younger Reds side beat the Bilbao club 4-1.

Although he didn’t get on the scoresheet, Ekitike still found a way to make a big impact as he assisted Mohamed Salah for the opening goal of the game, showing his pace to get ahead of his man before pulling the ball back into the penalty area and presenting his teammate with the simplest of finishes.



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Seeing Ekitike not fall into the same trap left plenty of supporters more than a little relieved on social media.

“Ekitike played 70+ minutes and didn’t get called for offside once, I used to pray for times like this…” one fan wrote.

“Ekitike plays 70 mins and not one single offside… I loved it,” another added.

“Ekitike understands the offside rule

Instant upgrade,” was another view.

“Love that from Ekitike

Mohamed Salah celebrates with Hugo Ekitike after he scores a goal to make it 1-0 during the pre-season friendly match between Liverpool and Athletic Club

“I enjoyed it a lot, it was such a good atmosphere for a first game for me,” Ekitike told LFCTV after the game

“I feel proud, and I just wish that I will play so many games in this stadium because it is amazing.

“Obviously, I’m here now for more than a week, so I’m stilly trying to find a connection with the others, in the last passes and even before.

“But I enjoy playing with them, I will tell you from the pitch they are good guys also, so I take pleasure to play with them.

“We have some little things to fix, to get better, and I could do better today, but I really enjoy playing with them, and I’m sure we’re going to make really good things this season.”