Gakpo returns to Liverpool starting line-up after injury
Cody Gakpo makes his first Liverpool start since suffering an injury with the Netherlands in September, as the club face Villarreal in the Champions League.
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Cody Gakpo is back in Liverpool’s starting line-up for Tuesday’s Champions League match against Villarreal, his first start for the club since a September injury on international duty, Nieuws.nl reports. Virgil van Dijk and Ryan Gravenberch also start at Anfield. [1]
Gakpo was injured in the Netherlands’ Nations League match away to Serbia in late September. He left the national squad and missed two league games and Liverpool’s 6-3 Champions League win over LASK last week. [1]
Liverpool began the league phase with two wins and were fifth before Tuesday’s match. Villarreal had three points from two games and were 14th. [1]
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