BBC pundit believes Liverpool star is now playing the 'best football' of his career after Chelsea display | CaughtOffside
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BBC pundit Clinton Morrison believes Liverpool star Cody Gakpo is now playing the best football of his career following his impressive first-half display in the Carabao Cup fourth-round tie against Chelsea.
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live as the match reached half-time tied at 1-1 at Anfield, the former Crystal Palace striker praised the Dutch international after he stepped up to convert a 43rd-minute penalty to level the scoreline:
“Yeah, Liverpool deserve it to be fair. They have been the better team. It was a mistake from Fofana. I don’t know why his hand is in the air.
“What a penalty from Cody Gakpo into the bottom corner, and he’s been a good player for Liverpool this season, I think he’s playing his best football. I think he’s been outstanding.”
Gakpo sent Chelsea goalkeeper Mike Penders the wrong way with a clinical sweep into the bottom left corner, registering his seventh Carabao Cup goal at Anfield and continuing a rich vein of form under manager Andoni Iraola.
Iraola might need to bring on big guns for second half
Despite Gakpo’s spot-kick drawing the Reds level after Morgan Rogers opened the scoring for Chelsea via a penalty of his own, Iraola faces an immediate tactical dilemma entering the second half.
The Liverpool manager handed starts to a youthful lineup, but midfielders James McConnell and Lewis Koumas both picked up early yellow cards during a physical first 45 minutes.
With the match delicately poised at 1-1 at the interval, Iraola may look to his bench early in the second period to avoid discipline risks. World-class heavyweights Florian Wirtz, Alexander Isak, Bradley Barcola, and Alexis Mac Allister remain available in reserve to turn the tide at Anfield.
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