{"id":631473,"date":"2025-12-14T07:28:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T07:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/631473\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T07:28:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T07:28:22","slug":"hugo-ekitike-makes-liverpool-season-admission-after-two-goal-brighton-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/631473\/","title":{"rendered":"Hugo Ekitike makes Liverpool season admission after two-goal Brighton display"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reaction from Hugo Ekitike after his two goals help Liverpool see off Brighton 2-0 at Anfield in the Premier League\"HugoHugo Ekitike scored twice against Brighton(Image: Liverpool FC via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Hugo Ekitike says Liverpool have not outlined any new targets for their season after Saturday’s 2-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion moved them up to sixth in the Premier League<\/a>. Ekitike scored twice to take his campaign’s tally up to 10 as the champions got back to winning ways in the league after successive draws with Sunderland and Leeds United.<\/p>\n

France international Ekitike scored after just 46 seconds against the Seagulls before he nodded in Mohamed Salah’s second-half corner to secure the points and make it five unbeaten for Arne Slot’s men across all competitions.<\/p>\n

With the champions now seven points behind leaders Arsenal, Ekitike has rejected talk of what would represent a successful campaign for the Reds, insisting the mentality at the club is simply to win every game.<\/p>\n

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OPINION<\/p>\n

\"AuthorPaul Gorst\"\"\/<\/p>\n

OPINION<\/p>\n

\"AuthorTheo Squires<\/p>\n

“I wouldn’t say [it was a] perfect [day],” Ekitike, who was withdrawn with cramp in the second half, told LFCTV.<\/p>\n

“Because I know I could score more today. But obviously the most important thing was to win in front of our fans. So it’s a good day at work, yeah.”I was looking for the hat-trick. But it’s going to be another time. But it’s good, two goals. When you play for Liverpool you just have to win games. “So, [it’s] hard to answer [what the aim now is]. When you see the games coming, we are Liverpool [and] we need to win. We try to stick together, work together.<\/p>\n

“Even today, it wasn’t easy. At the end of the game we had to stay compact, stick together, because when we are in that position it’s difficult to get a result. Happy today, because I think we deserved [it]. We had a great week and let’s continue.”<\/p>\n

The Reds return to action next Saturday away to Tottenham Hotspur.<\/p>\n

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