Divock Origi Liverpool's 'best finisher' - Klopp praises striker after derby heroics

Divock Origi celebrates scoring for Liverpool against Everton.
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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp heaped praise on striker Divock Origi after the Belgian came off the bench to turn the Merseyside derby in the Reds' favour on Sunday.

Origi replaced Sadio Mane after an hour and made an instant impact as he played a key part in the opening goal, scored by Andy Robertson, and later headed in to seal a 2-0 win with five minutes remaining.

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Ben Hayward
Weekend editor

Ben Hayward is the Weekend Editor of FourFourTwo. A European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America - and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.