Origi: Liverpool ready for a very good season

The Belgium international has scored twice in pre-season for the Reds and is looking forward to the challenge of Premier League football

Liverpool striker Divock Origi is confident the Reds are "ready for a very good season" as they prepare for the first game of the new Premier League campaign against Stoke on Saturday.
Origi has netted twice in pre-season since linking up with Liverpool, following a season-long loan at former side Lille, with the 20-year-old on target in a 2-0 win over HJK on Saturday.
And the Belgium international is determined to make a name for himself on Merseyside with Brendan Rodgers' men.
He told the club's official website: "I think I've started well and I've had to adapt to the rhythm, because in England the rhythm is very high.
"I was happy to score and I'm confident for the rest of the season.
"The most important thing was to adapt to the rhythm and the players - I've had to give 200 per cent in every training session but I'm learning every day and now it's paying off."
Liverpool start the new season where they finished the last one with a trip to the Britannia Stadium, where Rodgers' men were thrashed 6-1 in May.
Rodgers has overseen a squad overhaul since that crushing defeat – with the likes of James Milner and Christian Benteke arriving at Anfield - and Origi says the new players have gelled already:
"We're ready for a very good season, " he added. "We're very tight as a group and now we have to show it on the field."