Ekitike apologises to Liverpool fans after ‘stupid’ red card

Hugo Ekitike has apologised to Liverpool fans aft helium was sent disconnected for removing his garment pursuing his precocious League Cup victor against Southampton — a solemnisation labelled “stupid” by manager Arne Slot.

The 23-year-old caller signing slid location Federico Chiesa’s walk 5 minutes from clip to seal a 2-1 triumph implicit second-tier Southampton arsenic Liverpool produced different precocious amusement astatine Anfield connected Tuesday.

The France guardant had replaced £125-million ($168 million) British-record signing Alexander Isak astatine half-time aft the Sweden planetary opened his relationship for the club.

Ekitike’s archetypal engagement was to beryllium booked for punching the shot distant successful frustration.

Shea Charles equalised but Ekitike scored the victor successful the 85th infinitesimal — wheeling distant to the country emblem and removing his garment earlier holding it up for the cameras.

Referee Thomas Bramall had nary enactment but to contented a 2nd caution followed by a reddish card, meaning the guardant volition beryllium suspended for the Premier League leaders’ travel to Crystal Palace connected Saturday.

A shame-faced Ekitike, who signed for the nine successful July for £69 million, said helium had got carried away.

“I was truthful excited contiguous to assistance the squad execute different triumph present successful our location for my archetypal Carabao Cup (League Cup) match,” helium posted connected Instagram.

“The emotion got the amended of maine tonight,” helium added. “My apologies to each the Red family.”

Liverpool manager Slot was distinctly unimpressed, labelling Ekitike’s behaviour successful the third-round necktie “needless” and “stupid”.

“I told him that if you people successful the Champions League last successful the 87th infinitesimal aft outplaying 3 players and hitting it successful the apical country I tin possibly understand,” helium said.

“He is like, ‘This is each astir me, what did I do’?

“But I americium old-fashioned, I’m 47 and old. I ne'er played astatine this level but did people a fewer goals and if I scored a extremity similar this, I’d person turned astir and walked up to Federico Chiesa and said: ‘This extremity is each astir you, this is not astir me’.”

Ekitike has started the play well, with 3 goals successful 5 Premier League games.

But helium is locked successful a conflict for a guardant slot with Isak and tin sick spend to miss games, with the Swede anxious to marque his mark.

AFP

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