On an evening when Liverpool celebrated the goalscoring arrival of their report signing Alexander Isak, a second of insanity has proved expensive for his or her different in-form ahead.
Hugo Ekitike scored the winner in Tuesday’s 2-1 victory in opposition to Southampton to progress to the fourth spherical of the Carabao Cup.
However, caught up within the second of his Eighty fifth-minute aim, striker Ekitike eliminated his shirt and held it as much as the Liverpool followers in celebration.
He most definitely knew he would get booked for that and was completely happy it was a value price paying, however what he had seemingly forgotten is that he had already been proven a yellow card.
The sending-off means he might be suspended for Saturday’s Premier League recreation at Crystal Palace – not splendid when the participant he’s doubtlessly in a battle for a beginning spot with is returning to full health.
Ekitike went on social media on Tuesday night time to apologise, saying: “I used to be so excited to assist the staff obtain one other victory right here in our residence for my first Carabao Cup match.
“The emotion received the higher of me. My apologies to all of the Pink household. Because of the followers who at all times assist us and to my team-mates for this victory!”
However, talking simply after the sport, his supervisor Arne Slot was left bemused by the incident.
“It isn’t [stupid] as a result of it was his second [yellow] – it is silly even when you have not had a yellow card but,” he stated.
“Perhaps I am a bit old style however I did rating a number of objectives – not at his stage however I did – and if I went previous three gamers and put it within the high nook then possibly you’ll be able to say ‘that is all about me’.
“But when I scored a aim like he did tonight, I’d flip to Chiesa and say ‘it is about you Federico – nice help, nice run and I did not should do rather a lot’. Perhaps that is me being old-school.
“It was silly, not sensible in each sense. The great factor is that his team-mates helped him to get the win over the road, however the factor is he’s now suspended for Saturday and that’s removed from splendid.”
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