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Ekitike brace gives Liverpool important win as Salah returns. Video, 00:09:23Ekitike brace gives Liverpool important win as Salah returns
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For the third game in a row, Slot chose to bench Salah, with Szoboszlai starting down the right in a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Liverpool had positive spells in the first half and were comfortable in possession but struggled to get past the Leeds low block.
The likes of Cody Gakpo, Florian Wirtz and Ekitike failed to test Lucas Perri in the first half, though Curtis Jones did strike the woodwork with
We don’t necessarily need to come up with a wildcard formation that crams all the new signings into the same team.
If all goes well Liverpool will play over 60 games next season, meaning they will need a regularly rotating front line to keep legs fresh and opponents guessing.
Ekitike as a £69m cover option probably doesn’t sound very appealing, but he will arguably be the second-best player in four
Along with Wirtz and the two new full-backs, Ekitike points to a different Liverpool set-up.
In 2024-25, some 47 of Liverpool’s 86 goals (55%) were scored or assisted by Mohamed Salah, who ran the right wing almost on his own as Alexander-Arnold drifted inside.
By contrast, Frimpong is a very attacking, very wide right-back. That should take some of the pressure off Salah, but it might also see the Egyptian
Ekitike is the latest success story of Frankfurt’s recruitment.
He was not unknown when he joined Frankfurt on loan in early 2024 but had fallen into a bit of a hole.
He had attracted the interest of other clubs, including Newcastle, when he was coming through at Reims.
Ekitike opted to join Paris St-Germain but could not quite break through amid the embarrassment of riches in the attacking department.
Frankfurt
Ekitike is the latest success story of Frankfurt’s recruitment.
He was not unknown when he joined Frankfurt on loan in early 2024 but had fallen into a bit of a hole.
He had attracted the interest of other clubs, including Newcastle, when he was coming through at Reims.
Ekitike opted to join Paris St-Germain but could not quite break through amid the embarrassment of riches in the attacking department.
Frankfurt
The starting point of Liverpool’s move for Ekitike arrived at the end of last season.
They’d just lifted their second Premier League trophy – scoring 86 goals in the process, the most of any top-flight club that campaign.
Mohamed Salah, their main source of goals, had just signed a new contract, as well.
So there seemed little logic in spending heavily on a new goalscorer. But Arne Slot had other
Hugo Ekitike is the latest success story of Eintracht Frankfurt’s recruitment.
The Frenchman was not unknown when he first joined Frankfurt on loan in early 2024 but had fallen in a bit of a hole. The striker had attracted the interest of other clubs, including Newcastle United, when he was coming through at Reims.
He opted for joining Paris St-Germain but he couldn’t quite break through amid the club’s embarrassment
Alexander Isak: (Newcastle United)
Newcastle’s message is that Isak is not for sale but you get the feeling this isn’t the last we will hear about his future.
Liverpool are interested in the 25-year-old Sweden forward but know they would have to break the British transfer record to even stand a chance of prising him from the Magpies.
BBC Sport understands a deal for Isak would cost up to £130m.
Isak, 25, joined Newcastle from Real Sociedad in 2022 for £63m.
He is their record purchase and Newcastle supporters will tell you he has been worth every penny.
Over the past three seasons he has scored 54 league goals and that strike rate has led to him regularly been linked with a move.
During the second half of last season Ekitike, like Isak, played as a lone striker. The 23-year-old
