Liverpool legend adamant Gakpo needs to be dropped

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• More concerning, however, was the manner of the performance.
• Liverpool laboured in possession and rarely threatened with the urgency expected of a team chasing Champions League qualification. Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard did not hold back in his assessment after the match.
• Speaking to TNT Sports, he described the opening period as woefully short of the standard required.“For 65 minutes Liverpool were desperate tonight, really poor, didn’t create enough, didn’t play at the right speed or the right tempo, didn’t have enough quality,” Gerrard said. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHis criticism reflected a wider frustration that Liverpool, despite their attacking options, lacked sharpness against a Wolves side willing to fight for every second ball. Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool, Premier League GOAL scores 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers defenderGerrard Calls for Gakpo to Be DroppedOne of the most pointed moments in Gerrard’s analysis centred on Cody Gakpo.
• The Dutch forward started on the left flank but struggled to impose himself on the contest before being replaced. Gerrard believes the time has come for Arne Slot to make a decisive change.“He has to start Ngumoha now.
• He has to start him because he’s coming on and he’s doing more in a short cameo in a short space of time than Gakpo’s doing in 65, 70 minutes,” Gerrard said. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThat comment carried weight.