The Reds thumped Liverpool 4-1 at dwelling on Saturday night.
Steven Gerrard heaped the reward on one Liverpool ace (Picture: TNT Sports activities)
Steven Gerrard heaped reward on Liverpool ace Hugo Etikite, evaluating the Frenchman to his former team-mate Fernando Torres. Ekitike was entrance and centre of Liverpool’s win over Newcastle on Saturday evening, with the summer time signing netting twice in fast succession to flip the sport on its head.
A sluggish Liverpool had been put to the sword by Newcastle early doorways, with Anthony Gordon netting the opening for the guests. Liverpool must have discovered themselves even additional behind, however as half-time approached, a quick-fire brace from Ekitike gave Liverpool an unlikely half-time lead.
Liverpool remained on prime within the second half, with additional objectives from Florian Wirtz and Ibrahima Konate securing a much-needed win within the race for Champions League qualification. And talking as a part of the TNT Sports activities punditry group, Liverpool legend Gerrard likened Ekitike’s taking part in model to that of his former team-mate, Torres.
Commenting on his creative ‘toe-poke’ end for the second objective of the night, Gerrard remarked: “That is all about Ekitike. It is Torres-like, he simply will get it out of his ft. He jogs my memory of Torres this participant, each time I watch him. He is scoring comparable kinds of objectives the place in the event you give him area within the channel, he’ll run it. He is too fast, you’ll be able to’t catch him and he’s lethal.”
The Anfield trustworthy have definitely taken a liking to Ekitike, as was evidenced by the standing ovation he acquired after being subbed off late on in Saturday’s conflict. On his efficiency, Ekitike advised TNT Sports activities: “To be trustworthy, it’s one thing that I work on in coaching [the toe-poke finish], and I don’t normally use it that a lot in video games as a result of it’s one thing we don’t see a lot.
“I attempted to go previous him, however he’s fairly quick, so I needed to discover one thing. The purpose is that within the final video games, because the begin of the season, I’ve needed to lower inside and shoot, however he gave me a lot area that I may do this and it labored. It’s good.”
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Whereas on the group’s exhibiting typically, the 23-year-old added: “It is all the time good to attain objectives and provides confidence to the gamers. I feel we got here right here [against Newcastle] with confidence but additionally I feel tonight is about group spirit. We gained 4-1. I scored two objectives. Ibou scored and Flo scored.
“However it’s the entire group in the event you see the work of Macca [Alexis Mac Allister] and Dom [Szoboszlai]. Everyone tonight was operating in every single place. It is not concerning the one you see on the scoresheet or who scores objectives. It is concerning the group tonight.”
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