'I am aware' - Cody Gakpo responds to Liverpool criticism with firm message to doubters
Cody Gakpo has admitted he is "aware" of the recent criticism that has come his way, insisting it does not bother him.
The Liverpool forward has been questioned at times this season for his inability to take chances and operate at the same level as the Reds' other attacking stars such as Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez.
This reared its head once again during the recent FA Cup quarter-final defeat at Manchester United, with Jamie Carragher accusing the Dutchman of playing the game "in slow motion" at Old Trafford. Similar words were shared by former Blackburn Rovers striker Chris Sutton, who claimed Gakpo looked like "he didn't have his boots on the right feet".
Using the international break as an opportunity to silence his doubters, Gakpo provided two assists in the Netherlands' 4-0 win over Scotland last Friday evening after being named in the starting XI alongside Virgil van Dijk.
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Challenged on his recent form and whether his move to Liverpool can be considered a success, Gakpo refused to take offence to this question while emphasising his focus is solely on continuing his development as a player. “I personally wasn’t that concerned," he told Voetbal International of the noise regarding his latest Liverpool performances.
The former PSV Eindhoven star added: "I am aware of the situations that have occurred and that are occurring and the expectations. I am someone who always looks at, what can I do better and how can I develop myself? That is still the case today.
“There are things that are going well and things that are not going so well that I have to
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