LIVERPOOL, England -- Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has said Hugo Ekitike 's red card against Southampton was "needless and stupid," with the striker now suspended for this weekend's clash with Crystal Palace .

Ekitike came off the bench to score the winning goal in Liverpool's 2-1 Carabao Cub victory at Anfield but was shown a second yellow card for taking off his shirt during the celebrations.

The 23-year-old had already been booked for dissent and, as a result, will miss Saturday's trip to Selhurst Park.

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"It was needless and stupid," Slot said in his post-match news conference. "The first one was a

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