We thought Steven Gerrard was playing his way out of the list of candidates to lead Liverpool after the desert football fade, but in recent months the club icon has appeared on the rumour mill as a candidate to replace Arne Slot, if things go straight south. Gerrard has also started talking like a Liverpool manager, with words of wisdom in connection with the Salah/Slot controversy. In December, Gerrard stated directly that he is ready, if the Liverpool management calls. This week he is involved in the team selection for Slot.
This was the fifth post-goal defeat to Premier League opponents in injury time this season, after the 2-1 loss to Wolves, captain Virgil van Dijk summed it up by saying: “We were slow and predictable”. Steven Gerrard agreed, with one player in particular now needing his opportunity to get up to speed and creativity.
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Against Wolves, Cody Gakpo was substituted in the 65th minute, Gerrard believes the Dutch international must be relegated to the bench on Friday when Liverpool travel to another Wolverhampton game, this time for the fifth round of the FA Cup.
“He’s right (Van Dijk), because for 65 minutes Liverpool were desperate tonight, really bad. [They] didn’t create enough, didn’t play at the right speed or the right pace, they didn’t have the right quality. He (Slot) has to start Ngumoha now, he has to start him, because he comes in and does more in a short space of time than Gakpo does in 65/70 minutes. He deserves a start now. He (Slot) has to start the kid on Friday night,” a determined Steven Gerrard told TNT Sports.
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