Carragher is concerned Ekitike will make room when Alexander Isak returns to full fitness, this despite the Frenchman showing the better form.
He said on Sky Sports: "I could totally understand it's not easy, and this was always my reservation about buying two strikers for that much money who both play in the same position.
"It's very difficult to see a Liverpool team get two strikers on the pitch, it's not easy to do that. So I understand trying to get Isak in the team even though Ekitike was doing well - because he's a great player, he's got to get him fit and he's also paid a lot of money for him.
"My mind boggles going forward how this is going to work, but right now Ekitike's got the shirt, he's playing really well and it will probably do Isak a little bit of good if he's out of the team to build his fitness up in training more."