Virgil Van Dijk insists no-one knows what Cody Gakpo has been through and hailed the Dutchman after his two assists helped Liverpool to their first win of the season.
Alexander Isak was the £125m striker who finally arrived at Liverpool by tormenting Ipswich Town - while Cody Gakpo's virtuoso performance had them giving thanks he never left. The nuts and bolts of a comfortable Friday in Suffolk were that Liverpool won 2-0 - thanks to two Isak goals in the first nine minutes, giving them their first Premier League victory of the season and new manager Andoni Iraola's first since succeeding the sacked Arne Slot.
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has backed Cody Gakpo to play a major role for the Reds this season after the Dutch forward was involved in a dramatic late transfer saga with Manchester City. Gakpo delivered an impressive performance in Liverpool’s 2-0 victory over Ipswich Town, providing the assists for both goals and immediately showing […] The post Virgil van Dijk singles out one player who ‘will be important’ for Liverpool this season appeared first on CaughtOffside.
Surrey eased their County Championship relegation fears with a nerve-shredding one-wicket win over Yorkshire as last man Dan Worrall whipped away the winning four and Josh Blake battled to 43 not out off 183 deliveries after over four hours at the crease.
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