In this video
- Ekitike said he cannot see a big club playing with only one striker, and at his age he still has a lot to improve. How they play is for the coach to decide, but he can play alongside Isak.
“I think that wasn't smart.”
- Asked what the coach wants from him, Ekitike said they have not talked much about how he plays. He has a lot of freedom to link up or go behind, and the coach just wants him to bring his football.
- Asked why he picked Liverpool, Ekitike said they are the champions of England, with great players and a great history. It fit what he was looking for after Frankfurt.
- Asked about his high rate of shots on target, Ekitike said early last season he did not shoot much, being more a playmaker, he would say. He needed to be more dangerous and has no particular technique.
- Ekitike said he did not know he would perform like this, but he worked for it. At PSG he was young and on the bench, and now he would say it is his time to count in this team.
- Asked if PSG prepared him for this step up, Ekitike said for sure, in a certain way, as he played with maybe one of the best players in history. He wants to show he learned a lot.
Hugo Ekitike opens up ahead of Liverpool’s Champions League match vs Galatasaray, revealing why he chose Liverpool over Manchester United and Newcastle despite interest from several English clubs last summer.
In this press conference, Ekitike discusses competition with Alexander Isak, adapting to life at Liverpool, and learning from his time at PSG playing alongside Neymar, Mbappé, and Messi.
Ekitike admits his red card vs Southampton was a personal mistake, and he’s determined to focus on football.
