Ekitic scored goals in the first two Premier League games after joining Liverpool, the fourth player in the history of the Red Army

Sports     4:09am, 26 August 2025

data shows that only four Liverpool players have scored goals in the first two Premier League games.

Ekitic scored another goal against Newcastle, and after joining Liverpool, he scored in two consecutive Premier League games.

In Liverpool's team history, only Nigel Claff, Milan Barroche, Sturric and now Ekitic have successfully done this.