Steve Gerrard demands Liverpool drop star and agrees with Virgil van Dijk
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Steven Gerrard has called on Arne Slot to drop one of his Liverpool players after a dismal defeat at Wolves. Learn more Steven Gerrard has urged Arne Slot to drop Cody Gakpo and hand Rio Ngumoha a starting role for Liverpool's second trip to Wolves in the FA Cup on Friday evening.
However, Andre struck a dramatic 94th-minute winner for Wolves to inflict Liverpool's first defeat in five games.Slot's team haven't got much time to reflect on the outcome, though, as they gear up to make the journey to the Black Country in fewer than 72 hours. And Gerrard reckons that Slot should implement one significant alteration to his starting XI for the FA Cup fifth-round clash.Following Virgil van Dijk's assessment of the Reds as sluggish and predictable, Gerrard agreed and suggested that Slot should field Ngumoha ahead of Gakpo, who struggled to make an impact before being withdrawn in the 65th minute.Speaking to TNT Sports, Liverpool legend Gerrard said: "He's right because for 65 minutes, Liverpool were desperate tonight, really poor. [They] didn't create enough, didn't play at the right speed or the right tempo, they didn't have the right quality."He has to start Ngumoha now, he has to start him because he's coming on and doing more in a short cameo and in a short space of time than Gakpo is doing in 65/70 minutes.
He's got the start the kid on Friday night." Ensure our latest sport headlines always appear at the top of your Google Search by making us a Preferred Source. He was named in the starting line-up for the FA Cup third round win over Barnsley before appearing as a substitute for the final 13 minutes as the Reds overcame Brighton in the fourth round.Slot appeared exasperated following Liverpool's loss at Wolves but believed his team deserved all three points, having generated opportunities after Salah's 83rd-minute leveller."It should have gone the other way," Slot claimed.