Liverpool star Cody Gakpo has talked about the pressure mounted on the Red Devils as they hope to fight for the Premier League title.
The 24-year-old Netherlands international has claimed although there is pressure ahead of hosting Newcastle, he and his teammates are prepared.
Speaking about the upcoming clash, Gakpo said:
“I think we are doing really good from the beginning of the season and we have a good group,” he told the official Liverpool website.
“This game, even though we are in first place, we just go into this game like it’s a really important game – like every other game. Of course, it brings pressure to be in the top position in the league but I think we don’t see it like that. We are just really focused on that one game we have to play in that moment, and I think that’s also a strength of the team.
“They [Newcastle] have a really good team. Obviously, we have to work really hard, we have to fight together, stick together even through the difficult moments maybe that will come in the game – hopefully not but it’s a world-class team as well. It’s hopefully going to be a great game with us on top at the end.”
Gakpo arrived at Liverpool in the January transfer window for around £36 million ($46m), and he has been an integral part of Klopp’s team.
Gakpo, as well as other players in the team such as Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez, and Diogo Jota, would have a bigger role to play as Mohammed Salah would be going for the African Cup of Nations.
Liverpool will play their final fixture with the Egyptian against Newcastle before he jets off to the Ivory Coast to join up with his international team-mates.
