Liverpool 2-2 West Brom : Five Talking Points

#2 Origi growing from strength to strength

Divock Origi settled the tie with a late, late strike that went in of a deflection

Liverpool’s young dynamite Divock Origi started the game on the bench, but eventually proved to be difference as his shot deflected off into the back of the net to save his side’s blushes. The twinkle-toed Belgian dazzled in the 6-1 thumping of Southampton in the league cup last week with a hat-trick and now stepped up to the plate again when Liverpool were in doldrums.

From the time he was introduced in the game, Origi brought a sense of verve into the attack late on in the game that shook the otherwise astute West Brom defence. After good moves and slick passes in dangerous areas, the 20-year old took matters into his own hands and drove forward to pull the trigger from 25 yards out that took a huge deflection and landed safely into the net, beyond Boaz Myhill.

The goal sparked a jubilant atmosphere among the Kop and stung Liverpool with vim and vigour as they pushed hard for the winner. Although that goal never came, Origi left his stamp on a match yet again and provided Klopp with a glimmer of hope amidst their attacking crisis that sees Daniel Sturridge out injured and Christian Benteke out of form.