Michael Owen has termed on Cody Gakpo to do much more to demonstrate he deserves to be a regular starter for Liverpool after he starred in his side’s 4- Europa League earn in opposition to LASK on Thursday.
Gakpo netted the Reds’ second and fourth plans in a resounding victory but Jurgen Klopp has desired to use the likes of Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz in advance of him in league matches lately.
Owen feels Gakpo’s general performance at Anfield showed how talented he is, but he desires to see the Dutchman hitting individuals heights constantly.
‘He’s a fantastic, stable participant. I’d like to see him seriously stamp his authority on this squad and get a frequent starting up put,’ Owen mentioned of Gakpo on TNT Athletics.
Due to the fact arriving at Liverpool in January, Gakpo has been utilized as a central striker, out large and as a artistic participant in midfield.
Cody Gakpo scored two times in Liverpool’s 4- get from LASK Linz on Thursday night
Gakpo fired home plans in both halves as the Reds cruised to a regime victory
Michael Owen would like to see Gakpo ‘stamp his authority’ more to become a common starter
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Owen’s fellow pundit Joe Cole pointed out that Gakpo’s versatility is a fantastic asset to have, but the previous Liverpool striker thinks the 24-calendar year-aged have to make it his mission to nail down a placement in Klopp’s setting up XI.
‘Versatility is great, but if he’s going to be a prime participant for Liverpool, I believe it requires to be Jurgen Klopp expressing “in the staff, in this position”,’ Owen additional.
‘At the instant he fits in a tiny bit. He’s received to do his speaking on the pitch with video games, like he did tonight.’
Joe Cole has also named for Gakpo to ‘take cost of games’ with his pace, strength and talent
Cole also thinks Gakpo can come across another amount, and has named on the forward to merge his physical power with his technological potential to dominate matches.
‘I’d like to see him take cost of games. He’s a massive boy, we saw in the second 50 percent him driving past players. I’d like to see more of that,’ Cole stated.
Gakpo won a penalty that Mo Salah transformed in between his two objectives, and Cole was blown away by the tempo he confirmed to earn the location-kick, which is a further strength that he feels desires to be shown additional typically.
‘I’ve not noticed that,’ Cole reported as he spoke about Gakpo’s pace. ‘How typically have we seen Cody Gakpo like that? He appeared blistering.’