Ekitike impresses, a new system and set-piece goals
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The match was a return to his former club for Ekitike after leaving Frankfurt for Liverpool during the summer, but with Alexander Isak also joining the Reds, it seemed like Ekitike would be headed to the bench.
Liverpool fell behind early but the Reds roared to life and snapped their four-game losing streak with five goals in 35 minutes, to beat Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 in the UEFA Champions League.
Footage circulated on social media last week showed the 23-year-old wearing a Frankfurt kit while participating in a shooting exercise during international duty with France. Despite spending fewer than two years in Germany,
Liverpool's Hugo Ekitike scored a ruthless breakaway goal against his former team in a 5-1 Champions League thrashing of Eintracht Frankfurt that ended the Reds' woeful streak of four consecutive losses across all competitions.
Hugo Ekitike once again stepped up when his more celebrated strike partner was floundering. But, does Wednesday's 5-1 win offer a clear path forward for Liverpool?
Eintracht Frankfurt have earned a sterling reputation for developing players from the promising bracket to top-class and selling them on for significant profit in recent years, particularly in attacking positions.
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