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Liverpool pre-season: Every player fighting for his future

By Russell Hughes

BIRKENHEAD, ENGLAND - JULY 10: Divock Origi of Liverpool controls the ball during the Pre-Season Friendly match between Tranmere Rovers and Liverpool at Prenton Park on July 11, 2018 in Birkenhead, England. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)
BIRKENHEAD, ENGLAND - JULY 10: Divock Origi of Liverpool controls the ball during the Pre-Season Friendly match between Tranmere Rovers and Liverpool at Prenton Park on July 11, 2018 in Birkenhead, England. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images) /
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CHESTER, ENGLAND – JULY 07: Divock Origi of Liverpool looks at the ball during the Pre-season friendly between Chester FC and Liverpool on July 7, 2018 in Chester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Lynne Cameron/Getty Images)
CHESTER, ENGLAND – JULY 07: Divock Origi of Liverpool looks at the ball during the Pre-season friendly between Chester FC and Liverpool on July 7, 2018 in Chester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Lynne Cameron/Getty Images) /

Divock Origi

23-year-old Divock Origi lit up the 2014 World Cup with his electric performances for Belgium, but his career hasn’t progressed from those heights.

Origi was farmed out on loan to Wolfsburg last season but struggled for form, only scoring seven times throughout the whole campaign.

And like a whole lotta others, Klopp has given the striker time to prove himself during these first few games. The pressure is on him as Daniel Sturridge has stepped up to the mark, and it could be a straight shoot between those two.

With Roberto Firmino the first first choice forward, the battle for a second choice is underway. Whether or not Origi or Sturridge will be happy with this role remains to be seen, but it’s the only one they’ll have.

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