Jurgen Klopp hailed one Liverpool player as a “legend” in a glowing appraisal that hinted at their January transfer plans – or lack thereof.
Liverpool seemed destined to see a golden possibility to leapfrog Chelsea slip on Saturday afternoon. Wolves time and again thwarted the Reds’ fearsome frontline and with 93 mins performed, the scores remained deadlocked.
Up stepped replacement Divock Origi while his sublime touch, swivel and snap shot sent Liverpool’s fans and training group of workers into raptures.
It became the latest in a long line of essential goals the Belgian has scored in purple, lots of that have come in the very last mins or in large activities.
Liverpool could be hoping Origi can produce the ones varieties of moments on a greater regular basis in 2022 while Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane depart to the Africa Cup of Nations. The match will take place among January nine to February 6. Naby Keita will even take part with Guinea.
One college of concept has advised Liverpool ought to dip into the January transfer window on the lookout for a forestall-hole answer.
Indeed, Adama Traore – who inspired Klopp on Saturday – has been touted, together with Barcelona’s Ousmane Dembele.
However, if Klopp’s comments after the Wolves win are whatever to head through, he is greater than satisfied to allow Origi fill the void.
Klopp stated (through the Liverpool Echo): “We needed to maintain going and, yeah, Divock Origi, the legend, came and finished it off for us. I love it!
“He is an amazing finisher and if we don’t know it at Liverpool then who ought to know it? We saw that so regularly.
