Slot Sends Bold Gakpo Message Following Liverpool Win At Brighton

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Slot Sends Bold Gakpo Message Following Liverpool Win At Brighton

Liverpool head coach, Arne Slot revealed that Cody Gakpo is very much part of his Premier League plans following the forward’s remarkable brace to set the Carabao cup defending champions for the quarter-finals.

Gakpo’s two strong finishes on Wednesday night served as a timely reminder of his abilities. Luis Diaz completed the Reds’ 3-2 victory against Brighton in the fourth round.

Since Slot took over from Jurgen Klopp in the summer, the Netherlands international has been a supporting player at Anfield, starting just two of nine games in the top-flight.

The influence of his team, especially his fellow Dutchman, pleased Slot, who made eight changes for the match at Amex Stadium.

“Cody’s been, in my opinion, a good player for Liverpool for a long time now,” said Slot as echoed by the Daily Express.

“He continues to bring that and that’s a good thing. For me, he is a regular starter. He’s not started every game but he’s started on a regular basis and he’s in tough competition with Luis Diaz who, when he went to the left (wing), also scored a goal.”

“That’s normal if you play at a club like Liverpool, you’ve got two quality players for many positions. But, for me, Cody has been a regular starter this season.”

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Gakpo, who also bagged a brace in Liverpool’s 5-1 third-round triumph over West Ham, upped his career total in the competition to eight goals in as many games by smashing past Jason Steele 30 seconds into the second period and again in the 63rd minute.
Prior to Tariq Lamptey’s deflected 90th-minute consolation, Diaz restored Liverpool’s two-goal lead after Albion winger Simon Adingra halved the deficit ten minutes from time after a mistake by Jarell Quansah.

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