Rodgers: How we're preparing Origi
As Divock Origi prepares to play his first game in the city of Liverpool this evening, Brendan Rodgers has revealed how the Melwood backroom team are in regular contact with the promising teenage forward.
The Reds beat off interest from a host of other top European clubs in the summer to land the services of the Belgian international, who immediately returned to Lille on a season-long loan.
Origi will move to Liverpool permanently at the end of the campaign, but he arrived in the city on Wednesday as Les Dogues get set to tackle Everton at Goodison Park in a Europa League tie tonight.
Ahead of that game, Rodgers explained how the 19-year-old's performances for the French club are analysed back at Melwood, with feedback then supplied to the player to ready him for the new chapter in his career.
"We're in regular contact with the kid, he's a wonderful talent," the boss told journalists.
"I get all of his games downloaded from our recruitment team. We're in contact, which is great, and we're helping him with his game.
"He's a big talent for someone so young and we're looking at aspects of his game.
"When he plays in France, we get a download of the game here, analyse that and then feedback to him on areas he can improve in the game and what he's doing very, very well, so when he comes into here next summer he's prepared and we know the areas of his game that are his strengths.
"Hopefully in this time, he can improve in other areas."
Asked if he'd be setting up a meeting with Origi while he's in the city, Rodgers replied: "No, we have to respect that he's concentrating for his club and his team tonight.
"They have an important game and we have to respect that."