{"id":1258911,"date":"2022-04-24T20:23:14","date_gmt":"2022-04-24T19:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1258911"},"modified":"2022-04-24T20:23:14","modified_gmt":"2022-04-24T19:23:14","slug":"liverpools-best-finisher-klopp","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/liverpools-best-finisher-klopp\/","title":{"rendered":"Jurgen Klopp hails Liverpool&#8217;s &#8220;best finisher&#8221; as Reds keep pressure on Man City in title race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Jurgen Klopp has heaped praise on Divock Origi after the Belgian helped Liverpool beat Everton in the Merseyside Derby.<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- Shortcode [the-pools-welcome-offer] does not exist -->\n<p><span>&#8220;He is a legend on and off the pitch,&#8221; said Klopp of his no. 27 before making a remarkable statement on Origi&#8217;s quality. &#8220;He is a fantastic footballer, a world-class striker and is our best finisher, always was.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Despite Klopp&#8217;s emotive words, this was just Origi&#8217;s 16th appearance of the season. But Klopp insists he is highly valued: &#8220;<span>I have to make really hard decisions as the boys all want to contribute. Everybody loves Div and rightly so. He was again very decisive.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/premier-league-winner-odds-21-22\/\">Premier League 2021\/22 outright odds<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/news\/liverpool-odds-to-win-premier-league-21-22\/\">Liverpool odds to win the Quadruple&#8230;<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Origi came on against Everton with the score deadlocked at 0-0 and Liverpool needing a win to keep pace with Manchester City atop the Premier League. With his first touches he controlled a Mohamed Salah pass and fed it back to the Egyptian, allowing him to create the opening goal for Andrew Robertson.<\/p>\n<p>Then later in the game, it was Origi who rose highest to head home Liverpool&#8217;s second and seal victory for the Reds. <span>Jamie Carragher said: &#8220;When you see him start, at times you can be pulling your hair out as a Liverpool supporter. But he seems to have a knack of performing better off the bench.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This game-changing ability off the bench was not only evident today against Everton but earlier in the season when he came off the bench to score a 90th minute game-winner against Wolves.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span>However, Graeme Souness poured cold water on all the excitement, saying on punditry duty for Sky Sports: &#8220;He&#8217;s not a world-class player. [Klopp&#8217;s statement] was a bit of house-keeping to keep the squad happy. 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