Emile Heskey and Wayne Rooney share the same view of Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike

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Hugo Ekitike has come in for praise from Wayne Rooney and former Liverpool striker Emile Heskey this week.After a big spending summer, much of the attention has been put on the £100m-plus deals for Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz.Wirtz has been criticised once more after failing to impress in Germany’s win over Luxembourg on Friday.Join our newsletter for news & smart analysis. Meanwhile, Isak is suffering from a lack of pre-season and consistent fitness issues.While question marks over the duo remain, however, Hugo Ekitke continues to earn plaudits following his summer move.Photo by Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesEmile Heskey and Wayne Rooney are fans of Hugo EkitikeSpeaking on The Overlap Fan Debate this week, former Manchester United and Everton star Wayne Rooney praised Ekitike.He said: “Brilliant.

I love watching him [Ekitike] play.”Now, Emile Heskey, appearing on a live stream for DR Sports on Friday, has been similarly positive about the Liverpool centre-forward.Heskey said: “We’ve seen players from all of these places and when they come here they can’t cut it. This is the best league in the world.

I grew up in it, so I know it, but from the outside in it will take a year to adjust to it.“One that I have to take my hat off to is Ekitike, he’s just hit the ground running, he’s fine, a young lad who just wants to play.”Hugo Ekitke is proving Alexander Isak deal wasn’t neededWhile Isak and Wirtz continue to underperform, Ekitike was lauded by the French media this week.However, now that Liverpool’s record signing has returned to training, Slot has the difficult task of trying to fit both centre-forwards into the same team.The Dutchman has suggested that Ekitike can play on the left wing, but given his goalscoring form and the continued praise he is receiving from multiple sources, changing his role may not be the best option.Jamie Carragher can’t see the two Liverpool strikers playing together, and right now, it does seem like the former Eintracht Frankfurt man is the better option.Of course, the season is still only a few months old, and Isak might come good if he can remain fit, but for the time being, it seems like the Reds would have been more than fine just signing Ekitike and not splashing over £100m to land the Swede as well.