Hugo Ekitike responds after heartbreaking Liverpool announcement with two-word message

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SportFootballHugo EkitikeHugo Ekitike showed his class on social media with a supportive message to a recently released Liverpool academy player whom he posed for a photo with last summerHugo Ekitike delivered a heartfelt show of support to a promising young footballer released from Liverpool's academy. Ekitike found the time to interact despite having suffered one of the most devastating injuries an athlete can endure just days beforehand.READ MORE: Liverpool don't need to replace Mohamed Salah and sacking Arne Slot solves nothingREAD MORE: Jamie Carragher drops update on Arne Slot's position at Liverpool - 'The noises I'm hearing'The forward faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines after rupturing his right Achilles tendon during last week's Champions League defeat to Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield.

Ekitike went off after approximately half an hour of Liverpool's clash with PSG.It immediately became clear that he had picked up a serious problem. Two days later, Liverpool confirmed that Ekitike had sustained a ruptured Achilles, ruling him out for the rest of the season.Content cannot be displayed without consentEkitike's injury leaves Alexander Isak as the sole recognised striker in Liverpool's squad.

He himself has only just returned from the broken leg he sustained in December.Liverpool head coach Arne Slot discussed Ekitike's injury during a press conference last week ahead of Sunday's Merseyside derby. There are so many examples of players that came back even stronger - that's his challenge."He could be one of those in 10-15 years' time that will say the injury made him stronger and to perform at an even higher level than before."FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE!