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Hugo Ekitike apologized to Liverpool fans Sent after celebrating his winning goal in his game<\/span> They will face Southampton at the English League Cup on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Liverpool coach Arne Slot described the French striker’s actions as “unnecessary” and “silly.”<\/p>\n Ekitique misses a Premier League match against Crystal Palace on Saturday as he was shown red to take off his shirt while celebrating a 85-minute goal in Liverpool’s 2-1 victory.<\/p>\n “Emotions have made me better tonight. I’m going to apologise to all the red families,” he posted on Instagram after the game.<\/p>\n The 23-year-old forward had already been shown a yellow card for dissent after coming as a halftime replacement.<\/p>\n “Isn’t necessary? Yes. It was stupid. The first one was already unnecessary and to some extent you have to control your emotions,” Slot said. “If you score in the Champions League final 87 minutes after outplaying three players and hitting it in the top corner, he’s like, ‘This is about me, what did I do?’<\/p>\n \u201cBut I’m old-fashioned, I’m 47 and older, and I’ve never played at this level, but I never scored a few goals.<\/p>\n Ekitike’s latest goal was his fifth goal in eight games for Liverpool after joining the Premier League champions. For $93.5 million from Eintracht Frankfurt<\/span> July.<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n There’s James Robson https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamesalanrobson<\/span><\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n AP Soccer: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n