Hugo Ekitike has taken the Premier League by storm since joining Liverpool from Eintracht Frankfurt.

A number of the Reds’ summer signings took a while to get up to speed at Anfield, and in Alexander Isak’s case, he still hasn’t.

While Isak is ruled out until March, Ekitike has more than stepped up in his role as Liverpool’s main striker.

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He is already sitting on 15 goals for the season, two of which came in the 4-1 win over Newcastle United on Saturday evening.

Now, the 23-year-old has been showered in praise by multiple sources since his display against the Magpies.

Among them are two former England international strikers, Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker.

Ekitike nearly joined Newcastle in the summer before picking Liverpool instead.

But even Shearer had to concede...