The Alexander Isak saga may be dominating headlines as links with Anfield persist, but Wednesday saw Liverpool’s new £79 million ($105.6 million) striker make his unofficial debut for the club.
Hugo Ekitiké, who recently finalised a blockbuster move from Eintracht Frankfurt, was named in Arne Slot’s starting lineup for the clash with Yokohama F. Marinos in Japan—Liverpool’s fourth pre-season friendly of the summer.
The Frenchman was omitted from the squad for the recent 4–2 defeat to Milan in Hong Kong but was called upon to lead the line against Marinos in front of an expectant and sell-out crowd.
Here’s how Ekitiké performed during his first Liverpool outing.
