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Liverpool fans make Cody Gakpo claim after resounding win over Ipswich
Liverpool retained their six-point lead at the top of the Premier League table after running out 4-1 winners over Ipswich Town on Saturday.
Dominik Szoboszlai opened th🐻e scoring in the 11th minute🐻 with a clinical low effort from just outside the box.
Liverpool then made it 2-0 in the 35th minute, Mohamed Salah slamming home from point-blank range following Cody Gakpo’s cross.
Gakpo then weighed in with a brace🐽 to pu𓆏t the Reds firmly out of reach, his first coming on 44 minutes as he prodded a rebound home.
The Dutchman’s second came in the 66th minute as he headed a super🐼b Trent Alexander-Arnold cross past Christian Walton.
Ipswich managed a🦂 late consolation w🃏hen Jacob Greaves netted from a corner, but Liverpool were always on course for all three points.
Gakpo stood out with his brace and assist, and plenty of Liverpool fans made a claim about him ܫduring the match.

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Liverpool fans hail ‘underrated’ Cody Gakpo
Liverpool fans reckon Gakpo is one of the most underrated 🎃players around, his efforts going under the radar somewhat.
One Reds supporter said on X: “Cody Gakpo is the🅠 underrated hero of this Liverpool’s season.
“Very difficult profile to fit in into the 11, yet Slot had managed it masterfu💞lly.”
A♓nother wrote: “Gakpo fast staking a claim to be the best LW in tﷺhe league if he isn’t already, so so underrated as well.”
The praise kept comin꧅g, with one fan saying: “Cody Gakpo most underrated player of the season🦂.
“Co💙mpletely go𒅌ing under the radar, he’s cooking this season.”
Another wrote: “dominant performance from every department controlling the 💧game very well.
“🧔Can’t pick out any stand outs but MOTM has to be Gakpo with the 2 goals and the quality ball for Mo’s goal.
“He’s one of the most underrated players this꧅ se🃏ason in world football. Now onto PSV.”
Another added: “Gakpo is the most underrated footಞᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚballer around.”
How Gakpo fared against Ipswich
Gakpo🦋 impressed in his 68 minutes on the pitch before Darwin Nunez took his place.
Gakpo stats v Ipswich | |
Goals | 2 |
Expected Goals (xG) | 0.98 |
Assists | 1 |
Expected Assists (xA) | 0.06 |
Touches | 44 |
Accurate passes | 23/26 (88%) |
Key passes | 1 |
Crosses (acc.) | 3 (1) |
Long balls (acc.) | 0 (0) |
Big chances created | 1 |
Shots on target | 2 |
Dribble attempts (succ.) | 3 (2) |
Ground duels (won) | 8 (4) |
Aerial duels (won) | 1 (1) |
Total tackles | 2 |
As well as his brace and🐻 assist, he boasted a pass accuracy of 88 percen🐈t and completed two of his three dribble attempts.
Gakpo also won four of h⭕is eight ground duels and his one aerial duel, and also chipped in with two tack🦹les.
Gakpo is playing a big role for Liverpool this season and, even though some Reds fans say he’s underrated, he’s certainly getting the rꩵightful praise.