His shot bounced off the top of the crossbar with Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford scrambling.
And it fell to Origi a yard out once more - but this time he made no mistake as headed home.
It was his first goal for the Reds since he netted one in a 4-0 win at West Ham in May last year.
Fans took to Twitter to express their relief at Origi’s late winner.
Origi did make up for this miss (Image: GETTY)
“Origi needed to score that after his first miss,”one fan said,
“Divock Origi wins the derby, another added.
“Absolutely delighted, so many chances missed but we kept at it.
The Belgian scored a bizarre winner deep into stoppage time (Image: GETTY)
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“Gomez with super last ditch block to keep clean sheet and Origi sniffed at the chance. #LFC with all the luck, winning the league?!”
Jurgen Klopp’s side kept pace with leaders manchester City and remain only two points behind them.
However, the goal difference gap between the two sides continues to widen after Pep Guardiola’s side beat Bournemouth 3-1 at the Etihad on Saturday.