Jamie Carragher, Sky Sports activities TV Presenter and Former Footballer reacts previous to the Premier League match between Aston Villa and West Ham United at Villa Park on October 22, 2023 in Birmingham, England. (Photograph by Nathan Stirk/Getty Photographs)
Jamie Carragher was left in awe of Cody Gakpo after his two-goal displaying to assist Liverpool thrash West Ham United 5-1 within the EFL Cup.
Regardless of going 1-0 all the way down to a Jarell Quansah personal aim, the Reds ran riot towards the Hammers with a Diogo Jota brace and a 74th-minute Mohamed Salah strike giving them a 3-1 lead.
However Arne Slot’s males weren’t executed there and with the stress piling on following Edson Alvarez’s purple card, Cody Gakpo scored two targets in three minutes on the finish to really punish West Ham.
Carragher surprised by Liverpool star Gakpo
Gakpo’s first effort was a piledriver from the sting of the field after receiving the ball from a cute Darwin Nunez lay-off.
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Regardless of taking part in the complete 90 minutes on Wednesday, Carragher was eager to level out Gakpo’s ‘back-up’ function not too long ago, together with his impact towards West Ham brilliantly demonstrating Liverpool’s depth.
“That is Liverpool’s back-up left winger,” Carragher advised Sky Sports activities (by way of BBC Sport).
“It simply exhibits you the standard they’ve in reserve at this second.
“The tempo of the shot beats the goalkeeper on the close to submit, he will get a slight contact on it.”
Moments later, Gakpo put the icing on the cake together with his second in three minutes, utilizing his power to make a mockery of Muhammed Kudus earlier than unleashing one other shot past Lukasz Fabianski — with the assistance of a deflection from Jean-Clair Todibo.
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“That is turning into a extremely painful evening for West Ham,” Carragher noticed.
“Gakpo once more displaying his class, sensible flip, left two gamers for lifeless after which you recognize when he’s on that left aspect and he cuts in on that proper foot, he’s going to let fly.
“There’s a deflection, takes it away from the goalkeeper.
“Actually good from Gakpo, sensible.”
Prime picture by Nathan Stirk/Getty Photographs
