Photo by Photo Prestige/Soccrates/Getty Images has paid tribute to Liverpool January signing after playing with him at PSV. Gakpo and Branthwaite were teammates for the first half of the season, before Gakpo made his move to Anfield. The Dutchman struggled initially, but opened the scoring in the 7-0 thrashing of Manchester United and seems to be finding his feet now. In an interview with the Branthwaite praised Gakpo and said he has no doubts he will be a success on the other half of Merseyside. Photo by Photo Prestige/Soccrates/Getty Images
He said: “I spoke to Cody a few times when he first signed [for Liverpool].
Meanwhile, Gakpo is trying to help fire Liverpool into the top four, after their Champions League exit versus Real Madrid in midweek.