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Paul Grech's avatar

Gakpo’s inclusion especially feels spot-on: he’s become the connective tissue in Liverpool’s attack rather than the finisher, and his cutback manipulation is a perfect example of contribution that rarely trends but consistently tilts games. Even so, he is also becoming a lightning rod for criticism with an increasing number of Liverpool fans not happy of him doing the same thing over and over. Go figure.

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Filip Novák's avatar

Let me guess, Paul - the sentiment remains unchanged despite what he has done against United. And those are the same people who now call for sacking Slot (?!) for not playing Chiesa enough...

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The Perceptive Football Punter's avatar

‘Constant threat’ definitely feels like the right way to describe Doku. I always find the game infinitely more exciting when he’s playing. Football must be so fun when you can effortlessly beat and dribble past defenders with absolute ease. At times I do wonder how you can be that good and only get limited playing time, but that’s the blessing of an embarrassment of riches.

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