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136 Chris Sutton has claimed that Cody Gakpo played like he ‘didn’t have his boots on the right feet’ at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Liverpool fell to a 4-3 defeat yesterday after an action-packed extra time in the quarter-finals.
Jurgen Klopp’s men will be kicking themselves after failing to put the game out of reach in the second half.
But Klopp will also be disappointed with some of the performances on the day, particularly one of his late substitutions Cody Gakpo.
The Dutchman replaced Mohamed Salah in the 77th minute and failed to make an impact on the game, with Jamie Carragher claiming he was playing like the game was in ‘slow motion’.
Now, Chris Sutton has become the latest to aim criticism at Gakpo over his latest display for Liverpool.
Sutton slams Gakpo after Man United vs Liverpool
Speaking on It’s All Kicking Off!, Sutton claimed that both Salah and Gakpo weren’t at their best on Sunday.
“Salah looked off it,” he said. “And of course, there are reasons for that. I thought some of the substitutions, Gakpo came on and looked like he didn’t have his boots on the right feet.
“Darwin, we love him, but was he… the pass he was making for Rashford for when he eventually scored. I kept looking thinking, what did he see there? Who has he trying to pass that to? I still don’t know, I don’t think he does.”
It’s fair to say that Gakpo wasn’t at the races yesterday and that has been the story of the £35 million forward’s campaign so far.
Stephen Warnock labelled his FA Cup display as ‘really, really poor’ and the statistics certainly back that up.
The 24-year-old completed one dribble and managed just one shot at goal during his 43 minutes on the pitch, according to WhoScored.
Gakpo has struggled to make an impact for Liverpool this season after such a bright start to life at Anfield last time out. There is a talented player in there yet you can’t help but be underwhelmed by his performances for the Reds of late.
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