The second of the Reds’ nine fixtures in the month takes them to Fulham in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.
The encounter with Marco Silva’s men at Craven Cottage follows hot on the heels of the goalless draw with Leeds United on New Year’s Day.
Ekitike and his teammates are relishing the opportunity to get back to winning ways so soon, as the Frenchman explained in an interview with Liverpoolfc.com ahead of the game.
Read on for the chat in full…
Hugo, Fulham away has proven to be a tough place to go this season…
It’s a good team. They have great players but I think maybe some have gone to AFCON. It’s going to be a tough game for us but we’re going to work and we will be ready.
It’s a tough schedule in the UK around Christmas, with one game finishing and another to play three days later. How are you finding it at the moment?
It was obviously special to play [around] Christmas and the next day after New Year. It’s really exciting. I was in a position when I was watching on TV, so being here and able to play that kind of game is a blessing. Now we’re going back to a busy, busy period, a lot of games in this month of January, but it’s up to us to be fit, recover well after every game and be ready for the next one all the time.
