Liverpool had a number of top performers as they dispatched AC Milan on Tuesday night.
The Reds were under a little pressure at San Siro after falling to a first defeat of the season at the weekend.
With the new Champions League format still very much an unknown quantity, it was important that Liverpool bounced back in Milan.
Thankfully, they did exactly that. Despite an early setback as Christian Pulisic put the home team ahead, Liverpool roared back to claim a 3-1 win.
Dominik Szoboszlai was one of the stars of the show, with Alan Shearer handing the Hungarian his own player of the match award. But according to Virgil van Dijk, there was another player who shone, too.
Szoboszlai was terrific against Milan and more than deserved his goal, the third of Liverpool’s night.
However, when the finish did come, it was a relatively simple one for the No.8. All of the hard work had been done by Cody Gakpo.
On commentary during the game, Shearer described Gakpo as ‘magnificent‘ in the way he powered through the Milan defence to set Szoboszlai up.
And speaking to LFCTV about the quality shown by his countryman, captain Van Dijk was equally as effusive in his praise.
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“He has so many good qualities,” raved the centre-back, after being asked about the part Gakpo played in the all important third goal.
“You can see it, he’s strong, he’s quick, he has an end product. Obviously that third goal was very good.
