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Liverpool forward Divock Origi named in worst Ligue 1 team after loan season at Lille

Lille's Belgian forward Divock Origi (C) celebrates after scoring a goal during the French L1 football match between Lille (LOSC) and Rennes (SRFC).
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Liverpool forward Divock Origi has been named in Ligue 1's worst team of the season by French newspaper L’Equipe after his year on loan at Lille.

The striker has scored eight times in 33 appearances for the French side, who finished eighth in Ligue 1 this season.

But the 20-year-old has failed to win fans over in France during a difficult campaign, during which he went over five months without scoring between October and March.

L’Equipe rated every player over the course of the season, and the Belgium international ended the campaign with an average rating of 4.46, putting him in the newspaper’s worst XI.

Liverpool signed the striker for £10m from Lille last summer but let him stay at the club to develop before moving to Anfield at the end of this campaign.

The Reds have struggled for goals this season as they ended in sixth place, with Steven Gerrard’s nine goals making him the club’s top scorer in the Premier League.

Brendan Rodgers’ men scored just 52 times in the top flight this season, compared to 101 last term, and the Reds will be hoping Origi can bring goals to Anfield.

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