Hugo Ekitike apologized to fans of Liverpool because they were sent away after celebrating his game-winning goal against Southampton in the English League Cup on Tuesday.
Liverpool coach Arne Slot described the actions of the France striker as ‘unnecessary’ and ‘Dom’.
Ekitike will miss the Premier League match against Crystal Palace on Saturday as a result of the red for removing his shirt while he celebrates the 85th-minute goal in the 2-1 victory of Liverpool.
«The emotion is better of me tonight. I apologize to all the red family,» he posted on Instagram after the game.
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The 23-year-old attacker had already been shown a yellow card for deviating opinions after he had noticed as a resting replacement.
«Unnecessary? Yes. And it was stupid. The first was already unnecessary and to a certain extent stupid because you have to control your emotions,» said Slot. «I told him that if you scored in the Champions League final in the 87th minute after over -tapping three players and touching it in the upper corner, I might understand. He says:» This is all about me, what have I done. «
«But I am old -fashioned, I am 47 and old. I never played at this level, but I did scored a few goals and if I scored a goal like this, I would turn around and walked to Federico Chiesa and said:» This goal is about me, this is not about me. «
The last goal of Ekitike was his fifth in eight matches for Liverpool after he joined the Premier League champion of Eintracht Frankfurt in July.
Published on September 24, 2025
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