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'People notice that' - Liverpool loanee Sheyi Ojo set Millwall challenge by Gary Rowett

Millwall boss Gary Rowett has challenged on loan Liverpool forward Sheyi Ojo to become more of a goal threat.

The 24-year-old is currently undergoing the seventh loan spell of his Liverpool career, having joined the Championship side during the summer transfer window.

It's now five years since Ojo made the last of his 13 senior appearances for Jurgen Klopp, with him having also had spells with Fulham, Cardiff and Rangers in the past.

Ojo has made 16 appearances for the South London club in all competitions so far this season, and Rowett has called on the forward to start showing the quality he shows in training in matches.

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He said: “In the last two or three games he has certainly looked more like himself. He performed well early on here but being a forward player can be difficult.

“They need to try and be producing every game but if you are a defender and off your game you can just be really flat.

“People notice that less than a forward – they have got to come to life all the time. Particularly the last forward up there in our formation.

“He has worked really hard in training and started to show more of what I think he is capable of. He assisted for the penalty for Benik at Bristol.

“On the back of these good performances we need to see a little bit more goal threat moving forward – it is something he can do, and he does it in training.

“He can beat people and get away from people using his good feet to open games up.”

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