Overview
- Ekitike’s brace against Newcastle took him to 15 goals in all competitions, with 10 goal involvements across his last 10 matches.
- Independent journalist Miguel Delaney reports Liverpool believe he has “reached another level” and have planned for him to exploit late-game spaces against City.
- His partnership with fellow summer signing Florian Wirtz has yielded six scoring combinations this season, more than any other pairing in the division reported.
- In a Sky Sports interview, Ekitike said choosing Liverpool over Newcastle was straightforward because he wanted to join the reigning champions.
- Michael Owen forecasts the striker could be mentioned alongside Harry Kane, Robert Lewandowski and Kylian Mbappé within 12 months.