Liverpool star gives honest response after criticism from Jamie Carragher and Chris Sutton
Cody Gakpo has insisted that he’s not worried by the Liverpool flak he is faced.
The forward moved to the Reds for an initial price of £37 million from PSV Eindhoven in January 2023. He loved an encouraging first few months at Anfield as he helped Jurgen Klopp’s aspect tightly closed an unlikely fifth-place end in the Premier League.
Gakpo’s first full campaign on Merseyside hasn’t pretty hit the identical heights, though.
He’s scored 13 times in 42 appearances however has generally been used as a substitute and simply five of his goals have been in the league.
The 24-year-old’s performance off the bench in Liverpool’s 3-2 loss against Manchester United in the FA Cup quarter-finals led to scrutiny from sections of supporters and pundits.
Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher claimed that Gakpo performed like the video games was in ‘slow motion’ while ex-Blackburn and Norwich striker Chris Sutton stated that it appeared like the Dutchman ‘didn’t have his boots on the proper feet’.
