It’s not easy for transfer signings to make an immediate impact at their new club, no matter how much they cost. Four players have scored on their Liverpool debut under Jurgen Klopp, only 13 have for the Reds since the turn of the millennium. It’s not easy.
It’s important that a scoreless start does not drag on, though, as Peter Crouch famously discovered in 2005. Liverpool’s latest recruit, Cody Gakpo, has made five appearances for the club and is yet to score or provide an assist.
In fairness to the Netherlands international, there have been few harder times to play for the club in recent years. Gakpo has not been added to a slick, footballing machine by any means.
