Hugo Ekitike vows “not smart” red card incident “won’t happen again”

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Hugo Ekitike has conceded his red card “was not smart” as he voiced his personal disappointment from having to watch Liverpool’s defeat to Crystal Palace at home. “I think that was not smart,” he said.

“That kind of thing won’t happen again, so I move on and I’m looking forward to playing and focusing on football.” The 23-year-old is expected to return to the starting lineup on Tuesday in place of Alexander Isak after he played 84 minutes on the weekend, his highest game time since the final day of last season. “I can’t see one big club playing with just one striker, so it is good that he is here,” Ekitike said.

“For my age, I still have a lot of things to improve and learn so, for me, it is good that he is here. “That’s the coach to decide how he wants to play, not me, but I’ve been playing in two striker compositions and one striker, so I can do a lot of things.