Cody Gakpo continues to provide smart solutions to Dream Team problems
Cody Gakpo continues to provide smart solutions to Dream Team problems
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DREAM TEAM managers who opted to recruit Cody Gakpo (£4.7m) ahead of Gameweek 21 have already been handsomely rewarded. The Liverpool scored two goals and assisted another in 68 minutes against Ipswich on Saturday for a 21-point haul, his best single-game return of the season.
![[Cody Gakpo celebrating a goal in a Liverpool jersey.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/DK-DT-GAKPO.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Gakpo got the ball rolling with a deep cross to the back cross that was converted by Mohamed Salah (£8m). Nine minutes later, he popped up in the right place at the right time to tap home a rebound from close range to give the Reds a 3-0 lead at half time.
![[Cody Gakpo of Liverpool in mid-air, kicking a soccer ball.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GETTY_Tottenham-Hotspur-v-Liverpool-Carabao-Cup-Semi-Final-First-Leg_SPO_GYI2192404088jpg-JS962428.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Midway through the second half, the Dutchman latched onto a trademark Trent Alexander-Arnold (£6m) cross to head home his second for a pleasing brace. Only Bournemouth's hat-trick hero Dango Ouattara (£3.4m) banked more points than Gakpo among all Dream Team assets over the weekend.
![[Liverpool manager Arne Slot at a Premier League match.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/liverpool-manager-arne-slot-looks-959963210.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
There's every chance the Liverpool forward will finish as Gameweek 21's top performer if he gets substantial minutes against former club PSV on Wednesday night. At the risk of blowing our own trumpet, Gakpo headlined our transfer recommendations article last Thursday and gaffers who acted on that recommendation will have been immensely satisfied with Saturday's outcome - any returns in Eindhoven will be a nice bonus.
![[Mohamed Salah and Liverpool teammates celebrating a goal.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/38db8e25-95ba-458c-b9b6-c01c8aea376e.jpg?strip=all&w=927)
Gakpo isn't just a short-term punt either, he appears to be a smart selection for Gameweeks 22 and 23 as well. Arne Slot's side are due to face Bournemouth and Tottenham next Gameweek and are currently one of just two teams set for a double header in Gameweek 23 in the form of Plymouth and Everton - although the schedule may change depending on this week's European results.
