Liverpool triumphed 2-1 over Everton in a fairly end-to-end game.
The first half of the game was all Liverpool; however, when both teams came out for the second half, it looked like Arne Slot’s men were the underdogs.
Players such as Jack Grealish and Iliman Ndiaye stepped things up a gear or two and caused massive problems for Conor Bradley.
However, even though the Northern Irishman got the nod over Jeremie Frimpong this time around, it wasn’t only at right-back where Slot had some tough decisions to make.
In each game that comes along now, the Dutchman will have to choose between Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike.
On Saturday, Slot made the right choice with the Frenchman managing to bag Liverpool’s winner; however, after the game, Ekitike made his stance on fighting Isak for the starting place in Slot’s team more than clear.
Hugo Ekitike is looking forward to playing alongside Alexander Isak in the future
One of the main stories to have emerged over the last couple of weeks is who’s going to be Liverpool’s starting striker.
Both Ekitike and Isak deserve to start every game possible; however, since they’re both world-class number nines, plenty of rotation is going to have to take place.
And that’s exactly what happened today as Ekitike was taken off for the Sweden international.
However, once the game had ended, the former Eintracht Frankfurt man was speaking about competing with Isak, and his stance was made more than clear.
“He’s a very, very good player, I always watched him before I came here,” he said to TNT Sports.
“So for me, him being here is really good, you know, I can learn and improve myself.
“It’s just competition, but I know we’re going to play together and make a difference, and I hope one day we’re going to share the pitch.”
Liverpool need to ensure they stay on top of their opponents for the full 90 minutes
Even though Liverpool may have won all but one of their games across all competitions this season, it still feels like more could come from the Anfield outfit.
Their first four Premier League games of the season were all won due to last-minute winners, with Virgil van Dijk even continuing the tradition against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday.
Fortunately, against Everton, this wasn’t needed as Liverpool managed to bag both of their goals in the first half; however, there were times when it felt like they could bottle their two-goal lead.
Everton were the much better team in the second half, and unless Slot can figure out what happens to his first-team squad as their games go on, things could turn rather sour, especially if their luck ends up running out.
At the moment, it’s anyone’s guess what could happen, but for now, fans should be happy about the fact that they have 15 points to their name in the Premier League.
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