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Liverpool boss Rodgers excited by Origi potential

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is convinced about the quality of Divock Origi.

Liverpool spent close to £110million in the summer and it is the £9m they handed over to Lille for Origi which Rodgers believes could be the finest investment.

"There are very few players who can replace Suarez," Rodgers explained. "Actually there are no players who can replace Suarez. When you look at the availability of other players during the summer, it was something that was difficult for us.

"It's no good now I know but we took a player in Divock Origi who we believe will be world class and we'll get him in the summer. Now he is a top player. He has everything: the speed, the profile and so on and he (could) play (for Liverpool) now."

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