Newcastle United 2-3 Liverpool: 6 Men who won the game for Liverpool

#1 Divock Origi

Newcastle United v Liverpool FC - Premier League

With the game still at 2-2, Jurgen Klopp made a very important decision that would change the course of the game. Sturridge had been extremely poor with his finishing and rarely showed the desire that has now become the hallmark of Klopp’s Liverpool team.

The Englishman was slack, slow and clearly lacked the industry that Klopp demanded. As a result, the Liverpool manager was regularly seen shouting at Sturridge, demanding more work ethics from his striker. Klopp knew he needed more from his striker if he had to win the game.

In the 73rd minute, when Salah had picked up a head injury, Liverpool needed a change, so Klopp brought in Origi in place of the injured Egyptian. And the youngster rose the highest from a Shaqiri cross to score the winner in the 86th minute. It was the most decisive moment of the game and the Belgian helped his team stay in track for the Premier League title as of now.

About the author

Deepungsu is a veteran football journalist who has been covering daily transfer roundups and news for over six years at Sportskeeda. He has written 9000 articles for the website, and has garnered over 19.5 million reads.

Deepungsu holds a PG degree in Microbiology and an MBA degree in Total Quality Management. He has an extensive two-decade long writing experience, which includes a decade of sports blogging. His writing prowess has even led his work getting cited on the legendary Franz Beckenbauer's Wikipedia page.

Inspired by Diego Maradona, Deepungsu played as an attacking midfielder for his local club at subdivision level in his initial years and scored an important goal or two. However, his all-time favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and evidently, he feels Argentina's glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment for fulfilling his long-standing dream. He is also an ardent East Bengal fan.

Deepungsu has been a Manchester United supporter since the year 2000. Unsurprisingly, his favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson and the Scotsman helped him get through some of the toughest days of his life. Like the fiery Scot, Deepungsu also leaves no stone unturned when it comes to accuracy in articles and only relies on credible sources.

Despite believing in Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland to create an iconic rivalry, Deepungsu reckons no one can match the longevity of Messi and Ronaldo. He spends his leisure time writing about life on his blog, reading books, and playing the guitar.

Know More

Edited by Sujith M