Joe Cole cannot believe how fast Liverpool man actually is

Liverpool star Cody Gakpo earned rave reviews from Joe Cole following his double in the 4-0 win over LASK.

The Dutchman doubled the scoring on Thursday night before capping a comfortable performance with his second late on. With the results elsewhere in the group, Jurgen Klopp's side ensured the playoff round was avoided and topped the group after Toulouse's goalless draw with Union Saint-Gilloise.

Gakpo has endured a tough start to the season for both club and country, losing his place in the Reds starting line-up following Darwin Nunez's exploits since the beginning of the campaign.

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Cole heaped praise on the 24-year-old following his display and was left surprised by an unknown aspect to the Holland internationals game.

"He was probing, getting into good positions and what I do like about him is how comfortable he is on the ball," he said speaking to TNT Sport.

"He showed a yard there. I didn’t know he had that kind of speed. He just took off. That’s why I think there’s more to him, because I have not seen that. How long have we watched Cody Gakpo play? I have not seen him open his legs like that. He looked blistering."

He opened his account in this season's Europa League thanks to his brace, and set his sights on further achievements in the coming months.

"If it was up to me I would score all the chances! In the end, it was only two," the 24-year-old said. "We can improve. It was nice that it went in at the end. It is nice when you score.

"It is important to top the group. We should be top of the group with the quality that we have. That is well done. We have to