Hugo Ekitike has found himself demoted to Arne Slot's subs bench as of late, with the Dutchman seeing little return on £125m deadline day signing Alexander Isak leading Liverpool's line

The forward has found his feet quickest among new recruits and established a close bond with the Liverpool fanbase – this is how he did it

Mohamed Salah has been left out of Liverpool's starting lineup to face Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League on Wednesday, as Arne Slot has clearly taken action following the Premier League defeat at home against Manchester United last Sunday.

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,

Hugo Ekitike will face his former club Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League on Wednesday, and the Liverpool forward has already shown where his loyalties lie

Ekitike scored in each of this first three outings for Liverpool but his momentum has been halted by competition with Alexander Isak

Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike has made a decent start to life at Anfield after his move from Eintracht Frankfurt in the summer transfer window – and Joe Hart believes he knows just why the Reds signed him.

Liverpool and Manchester United both left big-money summer signings on the bench for their Premier League clash. Hugo Ekitike and Florian Wirtz were both left out of defending champion

Ekitike and Isak start together for first time in Champions League - Slot is tasked with turning Liverpool’s fortunes around after four consecutive losses

That’s enough to rank him joint-eighth in the top goalscorer standings in the top-flight. But Liverpool star Ekitike has named the man who sits comfortably top of those rankings in Erling Haaland as the best finisher in the league.

Wayne Rooney has said record signing Alexander Isak ‘doesn’t deserve to be playing’ for Liverpool ahead of Hugo Ekitike. Isak has endured a modest start to his time at Liverpool after joining