Hugo Ekitike leading Liverpool’s new attacking narrative under SlotHugo Ekitike has quickly emerged as the most productive of Liverpool’s 2025 summer arrivals, shaping the early attacking story

Hugo Ekitike scored twice as Liverpool beat Brighton 2-0 at Anfield in the Premier League on Saturday. Mohamed Salah also made an impact after coming off the bench to replace the injured Joe Gomez. The Egypt international,

With Mohamed Salah's outburst further limiting his attacking options, Arne Slot may have to field his two summer signings in tandem

Danny Murphy discusses Liverpool's "shining light" Hugo Ekitike after the French striker's brace secures win against Brighton.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has hailed new signing Hugo Ekitike after he bagged another brace to secure a 2-0 win over Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday. The French striker now has 10 goals in all competitions for the Reds so far in 2025-26 and is starting to prove his worth following a big-money move from Eintracht Frankfurt in the summer transfer window.

Mohamed Salah made his comeback with Liverpool during their 2-0 win over Brighton on Saturday and Hugo Ekitike benefited from an assist from his team-mate at Anfield

It took Hugo Ekitike all of 46 seconds to give Liverpool the lead in their Premier League clash against Brighton at Anfield. The Frenchman deftly controlled a flick-on header from Joe Gomez, firing past Bart Verbruggen, and into the roof of the net.

Reaction from Hugo Ekitike after his two goals help Liverpool see off Brighton 2-0 at Anfield in the Premier League

For the fifth Liverpool game in a row, Mohamed Salah isn't in the starting eleven. There's no room for Alexander Isak either as Florian Wirtz is back in, with Hugo Ekitike starting up top as Arne Slot makes two changes from the side that won in Milan.