Ekitike embraces life at Reds, wins over fans with Jota tribute
Mumbai, Aug. 19 -- In his moment of celebration, Hugo Ekitike endeared himself to the Liverpool faithful at Anfield on Saturday.
A give-and-take move with Alexis Mac Allister saw the tall Frenchman storm into the Bournemouth box before calmly slotting home the first goal of the season for the defending champions in his Premier League debut. The festivities began near the corner flag, but just before he trotted back to the halfway line for the restart, Ekitike gestured the number 20 with his hands - the jersey number of the late Liverpool forward Diogo Jota.
All the opening weekend's Premier League matches started with a minute's silence to pay tribute to Jota, who died in a car crash in July while returning for pre-season training, weeks af...
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