Former England international Daniel Sturridge has heaped praise on departing Reds striker Divock Origi labeling him a great human being.The pair played together at Liverpool between 2014 and 2019 when Sturridge left the club for Trabzonspor in Turkey. Origi is expected to end his eight-year stay at Anfield with a move to AC Milan in the Serie A imminent.Origi further raised his cult status at Anfield on Sunday when he came off the bench to play a part in the opening goal before scoring the second goal in the Merseyside derby, the goal, five minutes from time took his derby tally to six goals in six appearances against their across town rivals.He has earned plaudits from different quarters and Sturridge has become the latest person to praise the player. He added that the player works hard and is a great goal scorer.”I worked with Divock for many years when I was at Liverpool. He’s a great human being, works hard on the training pitch and he scores goals. He’s a natural goal scorer. When he gets his opportunities, he does take them and he definitely likes to play against Everton as well! It’s a great thing not only for the fans but for himself,” the ex-England international told BBC.Daniel Sturridge on Divock Origi:”I worked with Divock for many years when I was at Liverpool. He’s a great human being, works hard on the training pitch and he scores goals. He’s a natural goalscorer.” #awlive [bbc] pic.twitter.com/94vu7hbZVL— Anfield Watch (@AnfieldWatch) April 25, 2022 Liverpool boss Klopp was equally full of praise for the Belgian international. Born in Belgium, Origi is son to former Kenyan international Mike Okoth. Despite being born of Kenyan parents, he opted to play for his country of birth and was part of Belgium squad at the 2014 world cup.’He is a legend on and off the pitch. He is fantastic footballer for me, he is a world-class striker, our best finisher, he always was and everyone would say the same. He does it in training and then not in squad and that is really hard, a really hard decision to make,” Klopp said.
