Published: 23:20, 31 January 2026 | Updated: 23:20, 31 January 2026

Hugo Ekitike produced arguably his best performance in a Liverpool shirt with a brace in the 4-1 win over Newcastle and Steven Gerrard compared him to a Liverpool legend. 

The former Champions League-winning midfielder formed a deadly combination with Fernando Torres at Anfield in his pomp and sees similarities between the Spaniard and Ekitike.

Speaking on punditry duty for TNT on Saturday night, Gerrard said: 'It's Torres-like. He just gets it out of his feet and it's that toe poke. He reminds me of Torres, this player, every time I watch him. 

'He's scoring similar types of goals, where if you give him space in the channel, he'll run it, he's too quick, you can't catch him and he's deadly.’

Torres was referring to Ekitike's second goal in which the defender Malick Thiaw gave him too much respect on the outside. 

The Frenchman pushed forward before slotting a toe-poke into the far corner past Nick Pope with ruthless efficiency. 

Hugo Ekitike scored twice in...