Hugo Ekitike has made a confident and eye-catching claim ahead of Liverpool’s meeting with Brighton, openly backing himself to deliver a devastating performance if given the right service from Mohamed Salah.

The striker reportedly suggested that playing alongside a creator of Salah’s quality makes the job in front of goal far simpler. According to Ekitike, intelligent movement and timing are all that is required when a player of Salah’s vision and precision is supplying the passes.

He expressed total belief that if the Egyptian finds him at the right moments, a hat-trick against Brighton is well within reach. The statement underlines Ekitike’s growing confidence and his hunger to make a decisive impact in big Premier League fixtures.

Such words will inevitably raise expectations among Liverpool supporters, especially with Salah’s influence in the final third remaining as dangerous as ever. If the partnership clicks, Brighton’s defence could be in for a long afternoon, with Ekitike eager to prove that he can turn elite service into goals at the highest level.