Cody Gakpo has admitted he is enjoying his new role as a central striker and believes it is a position he could flourish in.
Gakpo, 24, joined the Reds from PSV in January in a move worth £45million and he has since scored seven times and provided three assists in 20 Premier League appearances.
Gakpo has managed to get used to Jurgen Klopp's high pressing, attacking style of football but has quickly transitioned from a winger into a no.9
Gakpo:
"Now that I’m playing at Liverpool I think it’s a nice position," Gakpo said, as quoted by ESPN. "I have become convinced that being a striker suits me."
"Guus Hiddink was the first (to play him down the middle). He spent a while at PSV as a sounding board, saw me play and said: 'You have to become a striker or a false No. 9'. I didn't want to believe it then. And then when Roger Schmidt said the same thing later at PSV when he was coach, I was even more stubborn. It felt good on the left flank.
"But at the last World Cup I was already more central on the field and at Liverpool permanently in the past six months. It's been good. I'm excited now to get better in the position in the near future, for the club as well as the national team.
Gakpo added
"It was a difficult period when I first arrived,"
"He said what he wanted from me. In the beginning, of course, it took some getting used to, but I've enjoyed playing in that position in recent months."
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