Cody Gakpo has scored seven goals for Liverpool this season(Image: Stuart Franklin – UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images)
A former Manchester United coach has made a claim about Cody Gakpo’s current feelings about being at Liverpool. Gakpo has been at Anfield for three years after signing for the Reds from PSV Eindhoven back in January 2023.
Since then, the Netherlands international has scored 48 goals across 162 appearances for Liverpool, and played a key role in helping the club win the Premier League title under head coach Arne Slot.
Gakpo has been enjoying regular minutes since Slot was appointed as Liverpool’s head coach in 2024, but has struggled for goals this term with only seven across all competitions.
Slot has handed Gakpo 20 starts in the Premier League this season, with five goals to his name in the top flight, and his last strike in the league came back at the start of January against Fulham.
Liverpool announced back in August that Gakpo had committed his long-term future to Anfield by signing a new contract to extend his stay with the Reds.
Former United coach Rene Meulensteen has explained why he believes Gakpo is enjoying his time at Liverpool, but did suggest that the Reds No.18 could look for a move away in the future.
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“Cody Gakpo likes it at Liverpool with the Dutch coaching staff there, with Arne Slot and everything, there shouldn’t be any issue,” Meulensteen told BetGoat.
“Obviously, he hasn’t possibly played as regularly as he did last season, and that also has to do with confidence. When players play week in, week out, you know they’re going to get the spot and you know what he’s good at: hanging on the left-hand sideline, coming inside, and then bending one in. That is his strength but also a little bit of his weakness.
“He’s not the greatest at going on the outside and putting a cross in or a cut back. So he likes to come inside. When the opposition sees that, they analyse that, they double it up, and then it becomes a bit of a problem.
“He’s got plenty of things going for him, in my opinion, but like plenty of other players at Liverpool, they haven’t really hit the same heights.
“Not only Gakpo, but also Mo Salah, you know how important he is. He hasn’t scored a goal for a while. So, it could well be that maybe, if they want to revamp the team a little bit.
“It could well be that maybe Gakpo is the one that might be looking for another challenge. Who knows? But he’s still a good player, very important for the Dutch national team as well. And every time he’s played for the Dutch national team, he’s been doing really, really well.”
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