2. Goal scorer
Konoplyanka is a proven goal scorer for both the national team as well as his club Dnipro. He has managed to score 33 goals to go with 27 assists in his 155 appearances for Dnipro in all competitions. He has also managed to find the net on a consistent basis for the national team, having scored 12 goals in 49 appearances for the youth and senior teams.
Konoplyanka has a lethal right boot and has scored quite a few goals from outside the penalty box after dribbling past players. He also has the awareness to make late runs into the box and has quite often found himself unmarked at the far post to score. Goals from players other than Sturridge and Suarez has been a problem- the duo have scored 36 out of the 53 goals Liverpool have scored in the Premier League- and Konoplyanka’s arrival will help address that problem.
(Stats Source: TransfrMarkt)