Steven Gerrard singles out Liverpool star who needs to be dropped - with replacement clear

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He has to start him because he’s coming on and he’s doing more in a short cameo in a short space of time than Gakpo’s doing in 65, 70 minutes. ‘He deserves to start now. He’s got to start the kid on Friday night [in the FA Cup]."READ MORE: Virgil van Dijk furious with Liverpool teammate vs Wolves as Champions League chance missedREAD MORE: Wolves STUN Liverpool late on as Arne Slot's side blow golden opportunity - 5 talking pointsSlot has previously urged caution over Ngumoha's development, insisting he is getting the necessary minutes at his age.

No urgency, no ball speed change when you got into the final third of the pitch, there wasn’t much quality or penetration."The other thing is they’ve got to stop conceding really poor goals. It was a basic ball up to a target man, a focal point, you’ve got a two versus one that’s got to be dealt with then you’ve got the chance to make a last-ditch tackle that they don’t make.

Then the second goal is a poor clearance from the goalkeeper and there’s no reaction.""If they want to progress in the FA Cup, they have to defend a lot better, they can’t just blame, ‘oh, we didn’t create enough in the final third’, you’ve got to stop conceding goals the other way. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like.