The moment was quickly soured as the Frenchman, who was already on a booking for a foul early in the second half, was shown a red card after taking off his shirt in celebration.
That left Liverpool to see out the final four minutes plus stoppage time with ten men and head coach [Arne Slot](/topic/arne-slot) was far from impressed with Ekitike’s actions.
"Maybe I'm a bit old-fashioned but I did score a few goals - not at his level, but I did - and if I went past three players and put it in the top corner then maybe you can say: 'This is all about me.'
"But if I scored a goal like he did tonight, I would turn to Chiesa and say: 'It's about you Federico - great assist, great run and I didn't have to do a lot.' Maybe that's me being old-school.
"It was stupid, not smart in every sense. The good thing is that his team-mates helped him to get the win over the line.”
Ultimately Ekitike’s punishment for being sent-off against the Saints was a suspension.
Yes. Ekitike is free to play against Palace having already served his one-match ban - ironically against the Eagles in the Premier League loss that started Liverpool’s poor run of form.
The Reds’ only victory in their last five games across all competitions was the 5-1 thrashing of Eintracht Frankfurt in the league phase of the Champions League last week.