"The French forward has made a strong start to his Reds career since joining from Eintracht Frankfurt in the summer, but this was a moment of stupidity from him as he's now suspended for his club's next game. Ekitike picked up an important goal to help LFC beat Southampton in the Carabao Cup yesterday evening, but he'd already been booked and was given his marching orders for removing his shirt to celebrate."
"Even without the red card, it seems Slot was really unimpressed with Ekitike celebrating in that manner when it was a relatively simple finish from a good team move. The Dutch tactician admitted that perhaps he's just a bit old fashioned, but he felt a goal like that should be a celebration between teammates rather than just about one individual. In taking his shirt off and pointing to his name, Ekitike made the goal all about him, and it seems that kind of attitude also rubbed Slot up the wrong way."
Hugo Ekitike scored to help Liverpool beat Southampton in the Carabao Cup but received a second yellow card and was sent off for removing his shirt to celebrate. Arne Slot expressed clear displeasure, calling the action stupid and suggesting such celebrations should be shared among teammates rather than focused on one individual. Ekitike has made a strong start since joining from Eintracht Frankfurt but now faces a suspension for the next game. Competition with Alexander Isak increases pressure on Ekitike to avoid further mistakes and to regain trust with the manager and squad.
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