League Cup: Liverpool Boss Slot Blasts ‘Stomme’ Ekitike for Red Card after scoring against Southampton

Liverpool manager Arne Slot destroyed Hugo Ekitike for a stupid retreat after tapping a winner against Southampton in the League Cup on Tuesday and then removed his shirt for celebration.

The Frenchman, who replaced Alexander Isak’s record during the break, was already booked for kicking the ball in frustration and the second yellow five minutes from the time left Liverpool a 2-1 third round lead with 10 men.

Liverpool -captain Andy Robertson told Sky Sports Television It was a stupid thing to do when on a yellow card and then concluded.

«I think it is also stupid if you haven’t had a yellow card,» he said.

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«Maybe I am a bit old-fashioned, maybe a little old school, but I did score a few goals at this level and if I perhaps surpassed three players, which I never did, and then I got it in the upper corner, you might say:» Oh, this is all about me. «

«But if I had to score a goal like he did tonight, I would turn around and walked to Federico Chiesa and say:» It’s all about you, Federico. Great assist, great run and I didn’t have to do much ‘.

«It was stupid, not smart in all respects … he is now suspended for Saturday and that is far from ideal.»

Ekitike later apologized on Instagram: «The emotion is better of me tonight,» he said. «I apologize to all the red family …»

League leader Liverpool, with a record of 100 percent so far this season, has a difficult road to unbeaten Crystal Palace in the competition.

Slot played a completely changed start -up -up on Tuesday from the side that played Everton on Saturday, started Isak and scored his first goal for the club.

«It was not our best achievement, who probably has a lot to do with players who have not played for a long time or for the first time,» he said.

The manager said that Isak would have an increasing playing time, whereby Liverpool would build it up faster than normal, but it was not expected that he would be completely at the speed until after the next international break.

Published on September 24, 2025