There was at all times going to be curiosity in how our squad returned from the worldwide break, however few anticipated the day at Kirkby to start with a second that summed up the tight bond inside our dressing room.
As gamers arrived for coaching forward of tomorrow’s assembly with Nottingham Forest, our X account posted a brief clip of Hugo Ekitike strolling across the AXA Coaching Centre holding the Germany shirt worn by Florian Wirtz this week.
The Bavarian-born midfielder is recovering from the muscle harm that Arne Slot mentioned earlier right now, when the Dutchman famous that “Florian Wirtz is unable to play. That’s removed from superb.”
Even so, the 22-year-old nonetheless discovered the time to think about his teammate by bringing over the jersey he wore final week.
That follows the much-talked-about Instagram alternate by which the previous Eintracht Frankfurt striker commented “Convey the jersey !!!” below Wirtz’s publish celebrating Germany’s win of their new World Cup equipment.
Liverpool put together for Forest as Wirtz watches on from the sidelines
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The timing of the gesture may hardly be higher for the French ahead, particularly after his breakout worldwide efficiency in the course of the break.
Our No.22 got here off the bench to attain his first senior objective for his nation earlier than including a pointy enter for Kylian Mbappe, later describing it as “a childhood dream”.
That confidence will likely be wanted at Anfield, notably with Wirtz set to overlook the journey and Conor Bradley additionally sidelined with an analogous muscle problem.
Ekitike goals to repay Wirtz gesture in opposition to Nottingham Forest
With Wirtz briefly unavailable, the accountability to supply attacking menace naturally shifts in the direction of Ekitike, who regarded relaxed and energised at Kirkby as he posed with the Germany high.
If the Frenchman can repay Wirtz’s kindness with a objective or two tomorrow, the second caught on digicam right now may develop into one of many season’s most memorable.
You may view Ekitike’s feedback by way of Wirtz’s Instagram publish:
You may view Slot’s pre-Nottingham Forest press convention by way of Empire of the Kop on YouTube:
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