Ejaria, who turns 20 on November 18, netted a brilliant goal for the U23s during Monday night’s impressive 3-1 win at Manchester United - his first of the current campaign.
And Critchley believes finding the net on a more regular basis will be important for the midfielder's senior prospects.
“Goals is something Ovie wants to add to his game so he has to put his talent into numbers in terms of goals and assists so he makes an impact on the game,” Critchley told Liverpoolfc.com.
“You know when he is faced with a defender, one-v-one in the penalty area, you sort of feel sorry for the defender because you know there is only going to be one outcome.