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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Ian Doyle

Liverpool £44m transfer can solve problem nobody else could for Jurgen Klopp

It was probably the easiest goal Cody Gakpo has scored in his still formative career. But that didn't make it any less notable.

The Dutchman applied the finishing touch from barely a yard out to convert Trent Alexander-Arnold's driven cross for Liverpool's third goal in their knockabout 4-4 draw at Southampton that concluded their Premier League season on Sunday.

The strike was even closer to goal than Gakpo's debut Reds effort, which also involved tapping in an Alexander-Arnold low ball at the far post against Everton back in February.

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