And ex-midfielder Houghton, a League Cup victor with the Reds in 1986, believes they will have the chance to end their long wait for a league crown if Klopp finds a way to transfer their “quite brilliant” away form to their Anfield home. “If you shoot the ball between the posts, it’s better than when you don’t do it”.
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Liverpool fans have grown accustomed to their star man being unavailable in recent times – indeed, he’s missed 36 of the last 52 league games – but they will have been pleasantly surprised to see him return from the bench against Swansea.
The same word “opportunity” is used by Alistair Tweedale in the Daily Telegraph, who points out that Liverpool have the fixture list in their favour.
In struggling to prevent Ryan Bertrand’s left-wing cross in the opening minute, Randall set the tone for Liverpool’s sluggish early defending which very almost cost them defeat.
“What’s important is how Jurgen Klopp handles Daniel Sturridge; how many games he plays, how many minutes, but more important than anything is his recovery afterwards, immediately afterwards and then the next day”, he said.
“To come here and produce that kind of performance was incredible”, Redknapp told Sky Sports. They’ve been making statement after statement every game now.
Origi, signed nearly 18 months ago, scored his first three goals for Liverpool on a special night for the young striker.
“There’s more confidence to the team but we can’t dream”.
“We had to react a little bit with [Southampton’s] new system, I think they went to 3-5-2 in the second half, but when we could bring Jordon Ibe on, it was a good moment for us because one-on-one, it is not easy against Jordon”.
Origi, who joined from Lille on a permanent basis last summer, was also handed a rare start and the Belgium global responded by scoring the third goal before halftime and adding more in the 68th and 86th.
The winger cut in from the right flank and found his teammate in space, with Origi blasting past Stekelenburg to put the game beyond doubt with just over 20 minutes to play.
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“We fought very hard, we have quality and we press very high”. That’s normal. Everyone wanted him before Liverpool bought him after the World Cup in 2014, but he has to learn.
