When British-record signing Alexander Isak opened his Liverpool account with a goal in the Carabao Cup against Southampton on Tuesday night, the first person he looked to was Federico Chiesa . The Italy international had played an integral role in helping Isak get off the mark for his new club, intercepting a loose pass from goalkeeper Alex McCarthy and quickly sliding it across the face of goal for his teammate to fire home.

Late in the second half, with Liverpool in need of yet another late winner, Chiesa deftly gathered Andrew Robertson 's lofted ball and fed it into the path of Hugo Ekitike , who made no mistake with a cool finish in front of the Kop ... before the striker was shown a second yellow card for removing his shirt in celebration.

Head coach Arne Slot lamen

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