Liverpool striker Divock Origi declared his favourite goal is his late winner in the Merseyside derby against Everton, ranking that strike above even his historic Champions League goals against Barcelona and Tottenham.
“[My favourite goal is] definitely the Everton one - minute ninety plus six,” Origi told The Telegraph.
“I remember going into the airport in Manchester. There was an Everton fan on border control, and he said to me, ‘I’m not going to let you in.’
“I was like: 'What?' It was all good, friendly banter. It’s the goal they speak about most in the city. It’s amazing. I love it. It shows the heart of the supporters. It’s Liverpool, you know.
“I see [the winner against Barcelona] on Instagram. [No clips on my phone], no. I like to visualise it. If I want to relive something, I close my eyes, go in silence and I can see it again.
“People ask me about my favourite goal and I say it is not easy to choose. The derby goal was a very different emotion than scoring in the final. I put it in a bank of experience.”
Origi reveals that he is grateful to have been involved in so many significant moments in Liverpool’s rich history and to be part of such a strong squad.
“It is good for the storytelling," he said. "That is what people say. More and more I realise how grateful I am to be in such a team in such an era.
"Maybe at the end of my career I can say I shone my best light to help this team.”
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that goal against Everton was the beginning of Lord Origi ❤
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He rates that goal because that's when everything changed for him. He became that striker one can go to get a goal. Since that Everton goal came the Newcastle, Spurs and all the other late goals. He began to believe. Now, He's a Ole like character. Ole didn't start but subbed in to score goals for Man united.