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Cody Gakpo made his debut and showed why he's better than Darwin Nunez

It only took 90" minutes for the Netherlands gem to show his quality on the pitch and overshadow Uruguay's superstar

By Charles Cornwall

It only took 90" minutes for the Netherlands gem to show his quality on the pitch and overshadow Uruguay's superstar

Liverpool's winter blockbuster came to an end a few days ago when the arrival of Cody Gakpo at Anfield was made official, a signing that Klopp celebrated in style as he acquired one of the great jewels of the Qatar World Cup and is also considered to be the Netherlands' hope for the next World Cup to be played in North America. With a few days of adaptation and registration issues, Gakpo made his debut at Anfield against Wolverhampton.

Gakpo with 23 years of age started the game and played his first 83 minutes, being very involved in the attack and even had an acceptable score, overshadowing his teammate Darwin Nunez who despite scoring, recorded another lousy game, a situation that has put in trouble the former SL Benfica, because now the fans have begun to boo him and criticize him constantly on social networks, comparing him even with Andy Carroll.

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Nunez arrived at Anfield last summer after a historic transaction of 75 million euros plus 25 in variables, being the highest signing in the history of Merseyside, surpassing that of central defender Virgil Van Dijk, who until that transfer window, had the honour of being the highest purchase of Klopp's team, after his transfer was completed in December 2017 from Southampton for the then 85 million.

It is because of this that Nunez has been the target of criticism from the press covering the Reds, as the immense investment they have made for him does not back up what the Penarol academy-trained player reflects. Darwin has accumulated just seven goals in the Liverpool shirt, five in the Premier League, one in the FA Cup and another in the Community Shield where it was thought that he would be the revelation of the Big Island, but it is not so.

<strong>There is hope for Nunez</strong>

Meanwhile Cody Gakpo with just one official game played, has all the way to show his quality, the one that raised the interest of several clubs in Europe, and thanks to the enormous management that Klopp and the board to convince the star The Oranje, as they were 42 million fixed and another 14 million in variables enough to sign the one who is expected to be the new scorer of the Reds.
 

 

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