Hugo Ekitike: “I Try To Help The Team The Best As I Can”

Hugo Ekitike has been one of many uncommon brilliant spots for Liverpool this season, showcasing a penchant for aptitude on the ball in addition to a peaceful final touch. When given the alternatives, he has persistently produced, averaging a objective or help each 106 minutes within the Premier League.

After Alexander Isak failed to provide over a stretch of begins that coincided with Liverpool’s barren run, Ekitike has been given a beginning function over the previous 4 matches. He has scored 5 objectives over that stretch, together with discovering the web in Saturday’s 2-1 win over Spurs. He was additionally concerned within the construct as much as the opening objective of the match from Alexander Isak. After the match, Ekitike instructed BBC Match of the Day that he’s simply making an attempt to assist the group as finest he can, each with creating and ending possibilities.

“[It is] the very best feeling as a striker. You want objectives. An important is the win and to play with confidence, and clearly if I might help with objectives. The primary objective I helped with the move earlier than the help, so I attempt to assist the group the very best as I can and that’s an important.”

Ekitike’s objective would find yourself being the match winner as Liverpool conceded to long-time nemesis Richarlison regardless of the Reds being up a participant because the thirty third minute. The French striker famous getting the win was the necessary factor as Liverpool proceed to string collectively constructive outcomes and climb again up the desk.

“It wasn’t our greatest recreation, a tough recreation, however we had the management. It was tough within the final a part of the second half as a result of they pushed they usually scored. We saved the end result and we return to Liverpool with the win, that’s an important factor.”

“It’s by no means simpler [to play against 10 men]. They play at house, the followers push them they usually have extra power, greater than firstly. That makes it harder, so it’s a must to play sensible and to struggle for each ball.”

With Alexander Isak sustaining what regarded like a critical damage whereas scoring in opposition to Spurs, and with Mohamed Salah away at AFCON till at the least mid-January it looks as if Hugo Ekitike could have an prolonged run of matches to cement his function as the brand new face of Liverpool’s assault.