Liverpool forward Divock Origi hailed Liverpool’s fighting spirit after last night’s 3-2 victory over Newcastle United. Origi who came on as a substitute after Mo Salah was stretchered off the field, headed the late winner last night from a Xherdan Shaqiri free-kick to restore the lead for Liverpool after Christian Atsu and Solomon Rondon cancelled out the goals from Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah.
The goal was Origi’s third of the season and helped Liverpool take the title race to the final day. Following the match, the Belgium international said, “Today was a big fight. We knew it beforehand. We came here with a big heart, it wasn’t easy and you could see they were also willing to come back. But in the end we showed our fighting spirit and we got the three points.
I just try to do whatever I can and I’m happy I’m scoring late winners. I’m happy for the team, it’s very important for us.
We work so hard and we know it’s a crucial part of the season. And also for Mo who came out, we just felt like we had to fight for the three points.”
