Cody Gakpo impressed the English press and his fellow Liverpool players on Wednesday night. The attacker’s the Redswho was taken over from PSV for 42 million euros last winter, scored in the 1-2 win at West Ham United and was named man of the match afterwards.
After eighteen minutes, Gakpo found the target with a dry blast from about twenty meters. With that, the attacker from Eindhoven was credited with 1-1, after Lucas Paquetá had already opened the score six minutes earlier. In the end, Joël Matip headed the winning goal against the ropes in the second half, but afterwards there was a lot of attention for Gakpo. “He shot it in fantastic,” was the verdict of the BBC. The leading broadcaster rewarded the the Dutch international with a 7.5, making him the best man in the field.
The Liverpool Echo, the local newspaper, also praised Gakpo. “He can drop back very well and offer himself there. That is simply impressive. His long shot was also of excellent quality.” That medium rewards the Eint wizard with a 7. The Sunthe well-known tabloid, meanwhile noted that Gakpo’s shot was “of great beauty” and in The Athletic it was read that the Dutchman made the difference for Liverpool.
The players of the Reds are also pleased with Gakpo. Jordan Henderson, the captain of the red club from Liverpool, indicated after the game that he was very happy with the attacker’s arrival. “From the moment he got here, Cody has been very important to us,” Henderson told various English media. “We were struggling as a team then, but Cody just performed at a consistent level and he was almost the only one in that. A great player, who can make a difference for us in this game. I really hope he continues like this !”