Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is willing to give more time to summer arrival Divock Origi for the striker to live up to his full potential.
Origi was signed from Lille last season, but he was subsequently loaned out to the Great Danes for the 2014/15 campaign before he moved to Anfield this summer.
The striker has thus far featured in four games – across the Premier League, the Europa League and the League Cup – for the Reds, but is yet to get on the scoresheet for his new club, going close last night in a 1-1 draw with Sion at Anfield.
Rodgers feels that the youngster needs more time to adapt to his new club and the Premier League before he starts showing the full range of his skills.
“It just takes time to adapt. He’s a young player who has excellent qualities”, the manager was quoted as saying by his club’s website.
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“The real focus on Divock is goals in games, that is what he’ll be judged on.
"He obviously hasn’t played so much, but he understands where he is at – coming in to such a big club, he knows he’ll be competing for places.”
The Northern Irishman further added that the focus for Liverpool is to nurture his talent and the goals from his boot will soon start coming.
“For us, it’s about nurturing that talent along and for him, he’s really looking to improve that goalscoring record. That will hopefully come in time.
“He’s a humble guy.
"He knows where he stands and that he’s here to develop. It’s a big step coming to such a prestigious club.
“He knows he is going to get opportunities working hard every day in training.
"He has settled in very well.”
