Daniel Sturridge breaks down 'fantastic' moment involving Hugo Ekitike after Liverpool beat Tottenham

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Hugo Ekitike continued his brilliant form as Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1.Ekitike has been impressing in the last couple of matches and is now firmly seated as the Reds’ top goalscorer.The Frenchman netted a brace against Brighton last weekend and was once again heavily involved on December 20.Join our newsletter for news & smart analysis. Who was your Man of the Match during the tight win over Spurs?

Photo by Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images 👇 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say Ekitke made it 2-0 in the 66th minute, his eighth league goal of the season.But it was something else that Daniel Sturridge was quick to praise the striker for in his post-match analysis.Daniel Sturridge praises Hugo Ekitike involvement in Alexander Isak’s goalFans wanted Isak and Ekitike to play together against Spurs, and got their wish after 45 minutes.Arne Slot took off Conor Bradley for the Swede, moving Dominik Szoboszlai into the right-back role and Ekitike onto the right wing.And while they were not all on the same pitch together for that long, we got a small glimpse of how Liverpool’s most expensive summer signings could work together in the 56th minute.Capitalising on a poor pass from Tottenham centre-back Cristian Romero, Ekitike slipped a lovely ball across to Wirtz, who then assisted Isak for his second Premier League goal of 2025/26.Now, speaking live as a pundit on Sky Sports right after the fixture, ex-Liverpool man Sturridge has broken down the goal, and was quick to highlight the role of Ekitike.He said: “For me, it’s this pass here, the weight of it, the direction of it from Ekitike, the run’s fantastic and the finish, wow.“But you’re thinking here you’ve [Romero], got time on the ball, but it’s a lacklustre pass, and it goes into him [Ekitike].“But it’s this pass for me that sets them off on their way, the weight of this pass, then it’s a brilliant pass and finish.”Photo by Mark Leech/Offside/Offside via Getty ImagesHugo Ekitike stats vs TottenhamWe are now very nearly at the halfway point of the season, and that brief moment against Spurs showed Liverpool’s summer signings may finally be getting up to speed.It’s a real shame Isak could now be forced to endure another spell on the sidelines, but the Reds should be able to cope with an in-form Ekitike leading the line.The striker won three duels against the Lillywhites and found the back of the net once with an xG of 0.86.He completed 79% of his passes on the day, had 37 touches, and drew one foul from Tottenham.

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