The pair made their mark in emphatic fashion as Liverpool ran out 6-1 winners at St Mary’s, Sturridge scoring twice with clinical finishes and Origi grabbing his own headlines with a hat-trick.
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“Now the problem with the Southampton game is we cannot ignore that it could be extra-time”. The 23-year-old playmaker has been exceptional since joining the Reds almost three years ago and it seems two of Spain’s finest have started to look at bringing him to La Liga.
“I’m not afraid. I prepare my team always about what we can do and how we beat the press and then we have good opportunities to create chances”.
‘I know that I will have to deal with the matter of my future at some point and that people expect me to make a decision.
“I think we’ve done not too bad until now”, he added.
The former Borussia Dortmund coach said he would have preferred a pre-season with his team, but is nonetheless pleased with the progress it is making. The 2013/14 season under Brendan Rodgers is the closest they have come, with the swashbuckling football and the Luis Suarez factor very almost enough, but the trophy slipped – sorry, Stevie – from their grasp in the dying stages of the campaign.
“I have absolutely no problems with a match against Everton”, he said.
“Get a win over Southampton and we will be in the semi and another step towards the final”. It was a little bit better for the first 20 minutes after half-time but we didn’t get the goal and in the last 20 minutes it was my responsibility.
“The balance of the team between attacking and defending is poor, really poor”.
Neither player has enjoyed the best start to the season and for differing reasons needed to show new manager Juergen Klopp what they were truly capable of.
Clyne is the closest player to Klopp for half of every match and says he can hear the German’s instructions clearly above the sound of the crowd.
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Swansea’s threat was minimal too, but after some below-par performances in recent weeks, Monk’s side could take heart from the Anfield defeat ahead of next weekend’s home clash with Leicester City.
