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More than just a Striker
Danny Ings seems to be a real all-rounder. His 10 goals this season – Four right footed , Three left footed and other Three headers. Ings is someone who can score goals in any way and those predatory instincts are something Liverpool have missed sorely throughout the season in the absence of Sturridge, the failures of the rest and the departure of Suarez.
It’s easy to mistake Ings to be an old school English number 9 but he isn’t. He can create, too. He accounts for 10% of chances Burnley have made this season, quite a decent effort for someone primarily tasked with scoring goals.
However all talk about personalities and philosophies may stray from the crux of the matter and that is can he put the ball in the net? In Short, yes. Since the beginning of last season Ings has netted 35 goals at a little under a strike every alternate game. That’s plenty good enough and better than any of his would-be competition at Anfield has fared this season. Ings’ movement as a striker and his link-up with Kieran Trippier showed how dangerous he can be if provided with a good service; which he will have plenty of with the likes of Coutinho playing in behind him.