The summer signing from Eintracht Frankfurt has three goals and an assist in his first six outings for Liverpool.
"I think the most important person when I came here was Ibou to be honest," he said. "Now, he's been at the club for four years.
"He knows everything here and the people. He helped me a lot with everything off the pitch and on the pitch.
"The other players helped me more with play on the football pitch, like connections and links to find my position here. But Ibou has been really important for me here.
"I'm proud (to be here). I'm very proud.
"When you know where I come from, obviously it's a great feeling for me and my family.
"The intensity is high here, on the ball and off the ball. I work way more in the gym than before, here with the athletic coaches."
Teammates make it easy
Ekitike also explained, "In terms of pure football, I just play my football. I have good players around me so they make that easy.
"I want to keep going, keep doing things for the club and have success. I didn't know the fans of Liverpool, the fan-base was huge like that. But it's really good and I feel like they like me.
"They show me a lot of love and I just want to give them back. When a player plays with confidence, he can do great.
"It's also because the other players helped me to settle in the team, at the training ground, I found my house quickly.
"All these things helped me to just think about football and just be focused on my job on the pitch so I can do great."