Liverpool star told 'I was wrong' as Arne Slot gets double-edged sword reassurance

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Hugo Ekitike got off to a flying start at Liverpool after joining the club in the summer transfer window, but how he and Alexander Isak fit into Arne Slot's plans remains to be seenLiverpool's Hugo Ekitike has hit the ground running at Anfield, with former Reds striker Djibril Cisse among those impressed by his start. "I was a little scared that he wasn't going to play much, but I was wrong," the 44-year-old former Reds ace told GFFN when discussing his fellow France international."He's playing, he's doing good, he's scoring goals.

He's a really good player."I know him from France. Cisse reckons manager Arne Slot will continue to have a tricky task balancing the two strikers in the long term, but concedes there are worse problems to have."I think if Ekitike stays at this level and continues to score goals when he has the chance to play, then it's going to be difficult for the manager to choose, but that's football, that's the beauty of football," added the former France international."The season is long, but as long as Liverpool have a striking force that scores goals and wins games, Salah can have a down period, so Ekitike can help.

The Egyptian star could miss several matches while representing his country, with the Pharaohs beginning their campaign in Morocco on 22 December, providing an opportunity for Ekitike and Isak to feature more prominently in the same front-line.Liverpool's boss Slot has been impressed with what he's seen from Ekitike, but was left disappointed after the Southampton match. "So I think I said when I got my red card against Everton that's always stupid because you can show your emotions but if it leads to a yellow or red then it's, to a certain extent, stupid."