Divock Origi: I've shown Liverpool my quality after tough start

Hat-trick hero: Divock Origi stole the show against Southampton with his three goals
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Vaishali Bhardwaj3 December 2015

Liverpool striker Divock Origi believes he has finally shown fans the quality he possesses despite his tricky beginning to life at the club.

The Reds signed the Belgium international from Lille in a £10million deal last July but sent him back on loan with the French side for the season before he returned to Anfield this summer.

Following his failure to score in his first 10 games in all competitions for the Reds this term, Origi enjoyed a superb outing in Liverpool's League Cup quarter-final tie against Southampton on Wednesday after he scored a hat-trick.

And the 20-year-old has now revealed he thinks he has demonstrated to supporters the potential and ability he has to offer the club and also praised his fellow striker Daniel Sturridge for his brace in the 6-1 victory.

"We qualified for the semi-finals and the team performance was very strong," Origi told Sky Sports.

"Coming in as a young boy in England is never easy but here I've been able to show my quality.

"I already did this last year but I think I have worked very hard and I had the support of everybody.

"I think [the game] was difficult. We didn't have the best start but we showed a great mentality as a team. Daniel scored two goals of great quality."

Origi also admitted he had not been able to get his hands on the matchday ball as is customary for players who score three times in a game, but said he would locate the referee to ask him for it.

"I think they took it with them after the game so I'm going to ask the referee," he said.

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