Cody Gakpo said he had ‘some good moments’ and ‘some sloppy moments’ on his debut for Liverpool. The Netherlands international, who Liverpool signed in the January transfer window, made his debut for the Merseyside outfit when they faced Wolves in an FA Cup third-round fixture.
Cody Gakpo made it to the Liverpool starting XI for the clash against Wolves, and the Netherlands national football team attacker featured for the Reds until the 84th minute, at which point Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaced him.
Cody Gakpo’s debut match for Liverpool ended in a stalemate as they and Wolves played out a 2-2 draw. That means Liverpool will have to play Wolves again in a replay of the same fixture.
Speaking after the match, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp provided an assessment of Cody Gakpo’s performance on his debut game for the Reds. Jurgen Klopp said Gakpo showed good signs but also admitted they need to get him in better positions.
Cody Gakpo on his performance on his debut match for Liverpool
Speaking after the 2-2 draw against Wolves, Cody Gakpo spoke about his performance on his Liverpool debut. The 23-year-old said he had some good moments and some sloppy moments against the Wolves.
“Really great atmosphere,’ Cody Gakpo told Liverpool’s official website. “For my own game, I think I showed some good moments and some sloppy moments.
“So, I can also still improve on those points and keep working and try to help the team as much as I can.
“Of course, you learn the most when you’re playing games, so I’m looking forward [to more].“
Meanwhile, it was the Wolves who opened the scoring in their game against Liverpool. Goncalo Guedes gave the Wolves the lead in the 26th minute of the match. However, Liverpool restored parity in the 45th minute of the match through Darwin Nunez.
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The Reds then took the lead seven minutes into the second half with Mohamed Salah scoring in the 52nd minute of the match. Wolves, however, found the equalizer in the 66th minute through Hwang Hee-chan.
Toti Gomes scored for Wolves in the 81st minute of the match – and that would have been the winner for the West Midlands outfit had it not been controversially ruled out for offside.
Meanwhile, Liverpool will face Brighton in a Premier League fixture in their next game. The match between Brighton and Liverpool kicks off at 8:30 pm Indian Standard Time, on January 14.
