Sturridge and Origi are the only strikers I need - Klopp

New Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has backed Daniel Sturridge and Divock Origi to step up amidst the club's growing shortage of strikers.

Liverpool lost Danny Ings to a season-ending knee injury earlier this week, leaving Klopp to cope with Sturridge and Origi - the latter who has yet to earn a regular place in the first team of the Merseyside giants - as the club's only available forwards.

And despite Roberto Firmino and Christian Benteke also being absent for Klopp's first match in charge away to Tottenham in the Premier League on Saturday, the new Reds' boss is refusing to panic and instead placing faith on his remaining duo.

"We have Origi - do you know him?" the former Borussia Dortmund coach began to reporters. In this moment - for the next game - we have Daniel for the position and we have Origi. Two strikers, I don't need more."

"I learned first - you do not think about the players who are not available at this moment because there is no chance of you getting lucky if you do this all of the time. In the case of Benteke and Firmino, they are back on the pitch but not training with the team.

"I hope they will be in normal team training next week."

In a painful week for Liverpool, the club also lost promising young full-back Joe Gomez to a torn anterior cruciate ligament - the same injury suffered by Ings.

Despite the blow, Klopp, boasting a track record of bringing through numerous youngsters to become first-team stars during his time at Borussia Dortmund, sent a reassuring message for the 18-year-old defender.

"I'm pretty good in waiting for players, young players especially," the 48-year-old concluded. "This is his home and we will do anything to make sure he comes back as soon as possible."