Hugo Ekitik\u00e9\u2019s sending off against Southampton in Tuesday\u2019s Carabao Cup tie has prompted anger within the Liverpool squad and the club is expected to respond beyond words.<\/p>\n
Team-mates described the incident as \u201cNa\u00efve,\u201d \u201csilly,\u201d \u201cstupid.\u201d Manager Arne Slot, typically composed in public, was openly furious and the forward quickly apologised on social media. Reports suggest the club will move to dock pay as part of a formal punishment.<\/p>\n
The Daily Mail reports Ekitik\u00e9 stands to lose two weeks of wages. The article notes the \u20ac95 million summer recruit from Eintracht Frankfurt reportedly signed a six-year contract worth \u20ac15 million per year, and that the red card would cost in the region of \u20ac575,000.<\/p>\n
Internal reprimands are also expected. The Daily Mail states the forward will face a dressing-room sanction after Jeremie Frimpong delivered the first scolding, pushing his new team-mate and shaking his head before the red card was issued.<\/p>\n
Liverpool\u2019s vice-captain Andy Robertson remarked after the match:<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d be very surprised if he does it again.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think scoring a goal is always emotional and you always get that emotion. But he\u2019s obviously just forgotten he\u2019s been booked. His first one is stupidity, kicking the ball away, we know the rules around that. Two silly bookings to pick up and now we miss him for Saturday.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s silly from his part but he\u2019s only young and he will learn from it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Federico Chiesa offered a similar verdict to the Daily Mail. \u201cIt was a bit na\u00efve of him,\u201d the Italy international told the Daily Mail, before adding: \u201cIt was really na\u00efve. We need him, he is a fantastic player. He showed it here\u2014he is always there when we need a goal, just like [Alexander] Isak. I\u2019m really sorry for him but he is young and he has to improve. Next time, he has to think twice before doing something like that.\u201d<\/p>\n
The club now faces a decision on formal discipline that could combine a financial penalty and internal rebuke for what team members have labelled an avoidable lapse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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