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Liverpool FC boss Jurgen Klopp hailed his strikeforce after the Reds thrashed Stoke at Anfield.

Daniel Sturridge put the Reds 2-1 up after Bojan had cancelled out Alberto Moreno’s opening goal before Divock Origi came on to score twice in the second half.

Klopp revealed that Origi’s good form is a result of a lot of effort put in in training - as well as a huge boost of confidence.

He said: “You see what confidence can do, I think Divock said himself, that when he came here everything was difficult for him.

“He is still a very young player. Coming here and everyone’s expectations are high because he’s a highly-rated striker.

“When I came here he wasn’t fit, and then he had one or two small things, so now the most important thing he must stay fit.

“The last injury he used (the time out) for a little bit of body strength, so now he has to wear another shirt!

“The first goal, set-piece, quick in mind, short corner and then what a cross and what a header. It is only possible with confidence.

“The second goal, he really wanted to shoot, it was not a cross or something. Even on the bench it was a surprise, but it’s a nice goal.”

Klopp was also quick to praise Sturridge for the way he reacted to being left out of the Europa League quarter final first leg against Dortmund last week.

“It’s normal to speak about Origi but today I want to speak about Daniel Sturridge."

He added: “It’s normal after a game like this to speak about Divock Origi but today I want to speak about Daniel Sturridge.

“He worked really hard, he scored a brilliant goal that was so important for us, and he spoke with Ojo on the pitch and kept him in the game. He told him “come on, stay positive”.

“So always really smart defending. He does not have to defend like Lucas Leiva, he has to defend smart, closing spaces and pushing them to one side and he did. I’m really happy with his performance today.

“When I came here we always spoke about players who are not available. Now we have more players to think about changing the line-up, the system, changing everything.

“We played without Coutinho, who is in brilliant shape, we played without Lallana, who is in brilliant shape.

“We can show consistency because now we have the players.

“Today you could see this. I’m not surprised, but I thought we would have more problems today, I was sure that it was a formation that we could win. But not like this.”