Hugo Ekitike’s impressive start to life at Liverpool continued when he claimed a goal and an assist against Bournemouth on Friday night. The forward fired the Reds ahead in the first-half before he turned provider for Cody Gakpo to make it 2-0 at the start of the second-half.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has confirmed he has plans to play new signing Hugo Ekitiké alongside another central striker, with the Reds still chasing Newcastle United star Alexander Isak.

Tributes paid to Diogo Jota on a poignant evening at Anfield, but the game had to be halted after Antoine Semenyo reported receiving racist abuse from a spectator

Virgil van Dijk joined Liverpool players to respond to Hugo Ekitike's message to the fanbase after his superb performance vs Bournemouth.

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Hugo Ekitike has made a blistering start to life at Liverpool following his big-money move from Eintracht Frankfurt this summer, with Robbie Keane's assessment of the striker looking spot on

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Hugo Ekitike scored his first goal in the Premier League to give Liverpool the lead, and Cody Gakpo doubled it early in the second half. The Reds were cruising at that point, but Antoine Semenyo scored twice to level the game.

Ekitike played in the middle of a front three that also included Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah, with Florian Wirtz sitting in behind. But with Liverpool still linked with a move for Isak, Slot gave an interesting breakdown on how he sees Ekitike fitting into his system and how the arrival of the Newcastle frontman could impact him.

Hugo Ekitike is off to a flying start at Liverpool, and it would appear one head coach was bang on in their assessment of the striker after seeing him in the flesh

Ultimately, Hugo Ekitike has chosen Liverpool as his new home. He is leaving Eintracht Frankfurt having signed a six-year contract at Anfield and in a deal that could, if all conditions are met, eventually rise to about £79million ($107m), taking Liverpool’s summer expenditure to just under £300m.

Premier League champions Liverpool survived a monumental scare to kick off their title defence with a 4-2 win over Bournemouth, in a game that was overshadowed by an incident of alleged racism.