Former ahead turned pundit Paul Merson has urged Liverpool boss Arne Slot to start out Hugo Ekitike in opposition to Tottenham Hotspur within the Premier League tonight.
Following Darwin Núñez’s departure and Diogo Jota’s tragic passing, the Reds determined to strengthen the frontline by buying the Frenchman and Alexander Isak final summer season.
The Merseyside membership needed to spend round £210m mixed to signal the duo, with the Swedish worldwide at the moment the British report switch.
Liverpool determined to signal him following his spectacular performances within the Premier League for Newcastle United over the past couple of seasons.
Nonetheless, he has discovered it troublesome to copy that at Anfield to date, netting just one Premier League purpose. Then again, Ekitike has displayed promising performances, scoring 10 objectives and registering a solitary help in all competitions.
He, valued at round £74m by Transfermarkt, even scored a brace within the final two league matches in opposition to Leeds United and Brighton and Hove Albion.
Now, on Sportskeeda, Merson says that Liverpool have a chance to climb as much as the highest 4 or 5 within the Premier League with a victory over Tottenham. So, Slot shouldn’t begin struggling, Isak, and has to go together with Ekitike because the striker.
Pundit urges Slot to start out Ekitike vs Spurs
Merson stated:
“Hugo Ekitike has to start out forward of Alexander Isak on this recreation. After we take a look at Isak’s struggles, it simply reminds us how necessary it’s to have a correct pre-season. Liverpool may very well be within the prime 4 or prime 5 in the event that they win, so they need to play Ekitike.”
Furthermore, Merson states that though Liverpool haven’t been capable of carry out at their greatest this season, they’re unbeaten within the final 5 video games in all tournaments. So, they need to come away with all three factors in opposition to Spurs, who’re languishing within the backside half of the desk in the intervening time.
Liverpool shall be with out Mohamed Salah on this recreation as he has joined the Egyptian nationwide workforce to play in AFCON, which is ready to start on twenty first December.
Slot has used Dominik Szoboszlai on the correct flank in latest video games, and though he has Federico Chiesa as an possibility for this place, the Hungarian will possible get the nod to start on the correct.
