Cody Gakpo answered his critics by showing a new facet of his game before scoring against West Ham - opinion

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Cody Gakpo was one of the better performers in Liverpool’s 5-2 win over Newcastle. Gakpo has received criticism from Liverpool fans on many occasions this season, but no one will be taking issue with Saturday’s performance.

Cody Gakpo has worked on his playmaking for Liverpool While he hasn’t been finding loads of joy in front of goal, Gakpo has quietly come a long way with his passing play. He found Jeremie Frimpong with a beautiful, incisive through ball in the lead-up to Liverpool’s fifth from his usual left-sided starting position.

But as Liverpool’s starting left-winger, he needs to be scoring more goals. Change my mind: Frimpong is now Liverpool’s best right winger He did more in 13 minutes vs West Ham than Salah did all game 😶 Photo Credit: Getty Images/Dan Mullan Gakpo had a gilt-edged chance from point-blank range which he shinned over the bar.