Liverpool boss Arne Slot says he has no headaches after Hugo Ekitike has scored the winner in the Merseyside derby at the expense of Alexander Isak.
The summer signing of £ 125million from Newcastle was relegated to the bench against Everton, and was given a short Cameo at the closing stages of the game.
His place was taken by Ekitike, who took the second goal of the afternoon after Ryan Gravenberch had put home ahead after 10 minutes.
The performance of both players raised questions about who will be the starting striker under a slot, as Liverpool went to five wins out of five in the Premier League.
Speaking after the match, he said: “There is no headache. These two players are very happy that we have both.
“They both know it is very difficult for them to play three times 90. Hugo has 21, 22 and comes to a new intensity league.
“You can see those who are accustomed to that – Virgil, Ryan, Mo. But for those new you can see that it is harder.
“The first section of performance. We always knew how difficult it was, three games in seven days, an early start on Saturday.
“You can also see how much impact it has. The first section when we were fresh, incredible in the way he played. The second half, you want to give credit to Everton but you can see that we were (losing energy).”
Grateful to Gravenberch
Slot could not end his press conference without defeating praise on Gravenberch, who also provided help for the eventual winner.
Asked whether he continues to improve, he said: “If I say better that would mean that there was room for improvement last season.
“Both goals targeted the same area where we had a higher pace players to enter those situations.”
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2025-09-20 15:04:57