Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says Divock Origi has already established himself as a club hero.
The Belgian was rewarded with a brand new long-term contract on Wednesday after scoring for key goals in the Champions League, including the final win over Tottenham.
Asked if Origi was a club hero, Klopp said: "Oh yeah, absolutely.
"Not only the Everton goal, which was already historical, then all the rest he did against Barcelona and especially in the final is of course very, very special, and Newcastle as well, so he was so decisive.
"But it wasn't [just] the goals, even the way he played then was so much better again, you could see it immediately. I remember when we played Dortmund away [in 2016] and he scored that goal, after that all Dortmund [fans] were behind me going 'Divock Origi, wow, what a striker!' and stuff like this.
"And then in football, you have a bad period, maybe half a year or a year or whatever, and nobody remembers you anymore. It's crazy but it is like this. People in the last year maybe thought he lost it completely, so in this moment it's very good that you have a long-term contract in a good club with sensational mates and players around you who really like you. That helped him a lot.
"I'm pretty sure he always felt that he is really important in that team and all that stuff, so it's brilliant. It's just a nice story and probably nobody could have imagined it a year ago, and here we are.
"I think age-wise it's an important contract for him and for us, it's an important role which he will have in the next season."
