Arne Slot hails Hugo Ekitike’s “impressive” star turn – ‘that’s why we wanted him’

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“I think he was impressive in moments today,” Slot said. “The goals he scored were in themselves good goals, but I think there were other moments where I thought ‘wow.’ “And there were a few times when he made a sprint, you could see how fast he is compared to others.

That is, of course, why we wanted him, apart from the goals he can score. “It’s good to see that he and many others who have come during the summer are making steps and making progress.” Also speaking to Stan Sport after the game, Ekitike assessed a good afternoon, even though he didn’t manage to bag a hat-trick.

“I was looking for the hat-trick, but it’s going to be another time, but two goals is good. “But when you see the games coming, we are Liverpool, we need to win.” Ekitike Liverpool’s surprise signing of the summer Ekitike’s arrival at Liverpool almost went under the radar this summer, considering Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz both arrived for record-breaking fees.