Paul Merson appears to have performed a remarkable U-turn on Cody Gakpo, after Liverpool's new signing scored his first goal for the club against Everton.
The Dutch international has endured a slow start to his Anfield career, failing to find the target in his first six matches on a barren run in which the Reds won only once.
But that all changed on Monday night in the Merseyside derby with Gakpo netting his first Liverpool goal at the Anfield Road end and going on to impress in a much-needed 2-0 win. And now Merson, who was calling for Jurgen Klopp to drop the 23-year-old before the home match against Chelsea last month, insists that he must start against Newcastle United at St James' Park on Saturday.
