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Liverpool Boss Arne Slot Slams 'Stupid' Hugo Ekitike's 'Needless' Red Card Against Southampton - Liverpool Echo
Liverpool coach Arne Slot criticized Hugo Ekitike's second yellow card for removing his shirt after scoring, which will sideline him for the next Premier League match, Slot said.
- Liverpool sealed the win with a 2-1 Carabao Cup victory at Anfield as Hugo Ekitike scored a late winner but was sent off after removing his shirt.
- After replacing Alexander Isak at half-time, Hugo Ekitike was booked for punching the ball away in frustration and later apologised, saying emotion got the better of him.
- Slot told reporters that 18-year-old debutant Giovanni Leoni, who completed 91% of his passes, was stretchered off with a serious knee injury and will undergo a scan.
- The red card means referee Thomas Bramall issued a second caution, ensuring Hugo Ekitike will miss Liverpool's Premier League trip to Crystal Palace on Saturday.
- With squad competition, Hugo Ekitike has started all of Liverpool's league campaign games, scoring three goals and assisting but faces pressure from Alexander Isak after joining from Eintracht Frankfurt.
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The Liverpool coach was furious with French striker Hugo Ekitike for taking off his shirt after the decisive goal and receiving a second yellow card.
Hugo Ekitike deserves Liverpool fine for 'brain fart' despite breaking laughable rule - Daily Star
Hugo Ekitike needs to prove he can learn from mistakes like the one he made against Southampton - he should be fined for breaking a rule that's laughable in the first place
·United Kingdom
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The French forward entered the second half of Liverpool's League Cup game, scored the winning goal and was sent off after taking off his jersey, as he already had a yellow card. Slot spared no words.
·Portugal
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Arne Slot had no choice with Hugo Ekitike after downright stupid Liverpool red card - The Mirror
Liverpool manager Arne Slot pulled no punches after watching his striker earn a red card and a one-match suspension for taking his shirt off while already on a yellow
·London, United Kingdom
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