Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike has said that he’ll have to keep working if he is to live up to iconic strikers like Fernando Torres at the club. Recall that Hugo scored twice in Saturday’s 4-1 win at home to Newcastle, prompting club legend Steven Gerrard to compare the forward to Torres.
Reacting, Ekitike revealed that even though he wasn’t able to watch Torres’ Liverpool teams as a youngster, he is very aware of the striker’s legacy.
He added that Fernando Torres was an incredible footballer for the Reds, and he can’t put himself in that bracket yet.
His words, “Back in the day, I couldn’t watch the Premier League to be honest, my mum didn’t pay so I couldn’t see! I have watched some clips of YouTube.
I will never put myself on that bracket. He was an incredible player. If I reach his level it would be great. I have to keep working.”
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Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has played its home games at Anfield since its formation.
Domestically, the club has won 19 league titles, eight FA Cups, a record nine League Cups and 16 FA Community Shields. In international competitions, the club has won six European Cups, three UEFA Cups, four UEFA Super Cups—all English records—and one FIFA Club World Cup.
The club established itself as a major force in domestic and European football in the 1970s and 1980s, when Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan and Kenny Dalglish, led the club to a combined 11 League titles and four European Cups. Liverpool won two further European Cups in 2005 and 2019 under the management of Rafael Benítez and Jürgen Klopp, respectively; the latter led Liverpool to a 19th league title in 2020, the club’s first during the Premier League era.
Anfield was built in 1884 on land adjacent to Stanley Park. Situated 2 miles (3 km) from Liverpool city centre, it was originally used by Everton before the club moved to Goodison Park after a dispute over rent with Anfield owner John Houlding. Left with an empty ground, Houlding founded Liverpool in 1892 and the club has played at Anfield ever since. The capacity of the stadium at the time was 20,000, although only 100 spectators attended Liverpool’s first match at Anfield.
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