Tuesday evening, Hugo Ekitike (23) lived an evening that he will remember for a long time. On the bench at the start against Southampton in League Cup, the French scored the goal of victory 2 to 1 for Liverpool. Happy, he celebrated his goal by removing his jersey. The referee therefore gave him a yellow card, which was his second in the game after being sanctioned a few minutes earlier. Result: he was expelled. After the meeting, Arne Slot tackled him in front of the press, just like some teammates who spoke of a stupid error on his part. Yesterday, the Daily Mail also revealed that the LFC decided to sanction the Frenchy by withdrawing two weeks of salary after his blunder.
We explained to you that it was not true. Information confirmed this Friday by Arne Slot at a press conference. “A punishment is a fine and he did not have one. I told him. He immediately apologized to his teammates. He is young. Players of all ages make mistakes, and in this club, we have the right to do it without being sanctioned. He is a fantastic human being. If you asked the staff the top 3 of the warmest and polite players, it would be there. So he can make a mistake. It was not intelligent, it didn't hurt us. It could hurt a little tomorrow, but Chiesa shows himself and he has the opportunity to play tomorrow. ” Ekitike, he will follow his team from afar against Crystal Palace.
