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Eight players that Liverpool need to start against Tottenham

By Tom Bogert

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 04: Danny Ings of Liverpool celebrates after scoring a goal to make it 0-1 during the Barclays Premier League match between Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park on October 04, 2015 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Matthew Ashton - AMA/Getty Images)
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 04: Danny Ings of Liverpool celebrates after scoring a goal to make it 0-1 during the Barclays Premier League match between Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park on October 04, 2015 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Matthew Ashton - AMA/Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 17: Divock Origi of Liverpool and Mousa Dembele of Tottenham Hotspur compete for the ball during the Barclays Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool at White Hart Lane on October 17, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 17: Divock Origi of Liverpool and Mousa Dembele of Tottenham Hotspur compete for the ball during the Barclays Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool at White Hart Lane on October 17, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images) /

Divock Origi

If anyone was hurt the most by a lack of European football, it’s been Divock Origi. It’s ever so difficult to get him the requisite playing time to generate momentum at the current rate of one League Cup game a month plus about eight minutes off the bench in the league.

Origi made huge strides in the Europa League last season for Liverpool, which pushed him into the team in the Premier League before he got hurt. This season the chances haven’t been there.

Conventional wisdom has him behind Sturridge, who’s behind Firmino. The front three of Firmino, Mane and Coutinho has been immaculate this season thus lending Klopp no reason to tinker with it due to the dearth of a fixture congestion. None of them need to be rested when they’ve played just one a week.

To Origi’s credit, he’s played two League Cup games and scored two goals. He’s doing what he can.

Both of those matches came against Championship teams so thus the match against Tottenham will leave a bigger imprint on Klopp’s mind should he be successful.

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