"There's no headache at all. These two players are very happy we have them both. Both of them know it's very hard for them to play three times 90. Hugo is 21, 22 and comes to a new intensity league. You can see the ones who are used to that - Virgil, Ryan, Mo. But for the new ones you can see that's harder."
"We always knew how difficult it was going to be, three games in seven days, early kickoff on Saturday. You can also see how much impact this has. The first half when we were fresh, unbelievable in how we played. The second half, you have to give credit to Everton but you could see we were [losing energy]."
"If I say better that would mean there was room for improvement last season. Both goals we targeted the same area where we had players with higher pace to come into those situations."
Hugo Ekitike replaced Alexander Isak late and scored the decisive goal in the Merseyside derby, as Liverpool moved to five wins from five in the Premier League. Alexander Isak started on the bench and had only a short late cameo. Ryan Gravenberch opened the scoring and provided the assist for the winner. Rotation and managed minutes addressed a congested schedule of three games in seven days and an early kickoff, while new signings adjust to the league's intensity. The team produced an exceptional first-half display but showed reduced energy in the second half as Everton improved.
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