Former Manchester United striker, Robin van Persie has said Divock Origi needs to work on his movement, following Liverpool’s defeat to Manchester City in the Community Shield on Sunday.
Joel Matip cancelled out Raheem Sterling’s first-half opener to force the tie to penalties, but Jurgen Klopp’s side lost the shootout to the Premier League champions.
Origi struggled to make an impact at Wembley and Van Persie believes the 24-year-old must improve off the ball in Klopp’s attacking system.
“If you compare him with [Raheem] Sterling, for example, if you compare his runs, he’s [Origi] not choosing his runs at the right time.
“He’s not making the pre-run, you have to make a change of direction at one point, you have to go and hurt them.
“You have to make a short run of a couple of metres towards your right and then end up diagonal on your left side to make space for your colleagues as well, or maybe get the ball.
“In the first half he had a couple of chances where he could’ve used that and he didn’t take them.
“Sterling, for example, is finding the space and he’s creating it for himself.
“There’s no book about it, it’s just your feelings and sense of space, where you have to be.
“You have to end up in behind somewhere to hurt them.
“You have to constantly scan during the game, where’s my opponent, where’s my teammate and based on that you use your feeling,” Van Persie told BT Sport.
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