Cody Gakpo backs new Liverpool boss Arne Slot to keep faith with winning style
The IndependentSign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo feels Arne Slot’s footballing philosophy makes him an ideal successor to Jurgen Klopp. Asked whether Slot’s style will be transferrable, Gakpo told Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf: “I think so, otherwise the club wouldn’t have appointed him. “If you talk about neat football and high pressure, with the latter being a very big characteristic of us under Jurgen Klopp, then that is also something we are certainly used to.” Slot signed a three-year contract to become the Premier League club’s first head coach, rather than manager.