Striker Divock Origi has played a pivotal, if limited, role in Liverpool’s season and, after the drama of a Champions League win over Barcelona, he is not ruling out one more twist in t
By Carl Markham, Press Association Sport
May 8 2019 12:12 PM
Striker Divock Origi has played a pivotal, if limited, role in Liverpool’s season and, after the drama of a Champions League win over Barcelona, he is not ruling out one more twist in the title race.
The Belgium striker has scored just six goals this season, but four of them have been vital: December’s 96th-minute Merseyside derby decider, the 86th-minute winner at Newcastle on Saturday and two in the 4-0 demolition of Barca to help book a second successive final appearance.
Boosted by turning around a 3-0 first-leg deficit against the favourites, Liverpool now head into Sunday’s Premier League season finale hoping Brighton can do them a favour by taking points off Manchester City to pave the way for Jurgen Klopp’s side to snatch the title with a win at home to Wolves.
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Hardly anyone will give 17th-placed Brighton a chance against Pep Guardiola’s leaders, who are one point ahead of Liverpool, but then very few thought such a turnaround was possible against Barcelona.
“I think we are in a good moment, but we have to stay focused,” said Origi, who was only in the team on Tuesday night because of injury to Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah.
“It is not finished yet. We are qualified for the final, but now we have another game this weekend against Wolves.
It is going to be very difficult (to win the title), but anything can happen.
Divock Origi
“It is going to be very difficult (to win the title), but anything can happen.
