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Jurgen Klopp's side face Leicester City tonight with the Dutchman in attendance though not yet registered with the transfer window opening in two days' ...

[Liverpool](/sport/teampages/liverpool.html)'s latest £44million signing Cody Gakpo has been filmed arriving at Anfield ahead of his public unveiling. 'And that's why we were very interested to get him in and I'm really happy that we could do it. while Luis Diaz is filmed hobbling in on crutches as he recovers from knee surgery

The Reds swooped to sign the Dutch international from PSV after an impressive World Cup campaign.

[Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/5XstioL80j5xvix2FgayOv?si=c6005a65bcb245e7) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdlFklV55ZttMuLE6hf3FdA) [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@lfctransferroom?lang=en) [As confirmed by David Ornstein of The Athletic](https://www.si.com/soccer/liverpool/.preview/cn02b3f426500024a2?auth=1672502563:44916d30cf498de0773090b1dbcfd890c1762c91&nonce=1672416173327), Liverpool are expected to pay up to €50million including addons for Gakpo, who has signed a five-and-a-half-year contract. [Leaked: Liverpool Third Kit For 2023/24 Season](https://www.si.com/soccer/liverpool/news/leaked-liverpool-third-kit-for-2023-34-season) [Liverpool Preparing Bid To Sign Morocco‘s Sofyan Amrabat Ahead Of Tottenham](https://www.si.com/soccer/liverpool/transfers/liverpool-preparing-bid-to-sign-moroccos-sofyan-amrabat-ahead-of-tottenham) [Report: Liverpool & Crystal Palace In Transfer Hunt For 22-Year-Old Defender](https://www.si.com/soccer/liverpool/transfers/report-liverpool-crystal-palace-in-transfer-hunt-for-22-year-old-defender) [Report: Liverpool To Offer $90Million To Benfica For Enzo Fernandez](https://www.si.com/soccer/liverpool/transfers/report-liverpool-to-offer-90million-to-benfica-for-enzo-fernandez) [Liverpool, Chelsea & Manchester United Chasing Chicago Fire Forward Jhon Duran](https://www.si.com/soccer/liverpool/transfers/liverpool-chelsea-manchester-united-chasing-chicago-fire-forward-jhon-duran) [Report: Liverpool Remain Open To January Loan Deals 'Possibly Including' Weston McKennie Of Juventus](https://www.si.com/soccer/liverpool/transfers/report-liverpool-remain-open-to-january-loan-deals-possibly-including-weston-mckennie-of-juventus) [Liverpool December 2022 Fixture List & Schedule - Premier League & Carabao Cup](https://www.si.com/soccer/liverpool/news/liverpool-december-2022-fixture-list-schedule-premier-league-carabao-cup) New Liverpool Signing Cody Gakpo Has Official FPL Price Revealed

Alamy Stock Photo Wout Faes #3 of Leicester City gives team mate Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall #22 instructions during the Premier League match. # Woe.

But the former Liverpool keeper was not so lucky when he called to claim Alexander-Arnold’s low cross to the near post only to see Faes slice an attempted clearance up and over Ward and in at the far post. Liverpool’s holding midfielder Fabinho was left out of the side due to the imminent birth of his first child and his absence was felt inside just four minutes after some amateurish defending. And when the Belgian, in his first season at the club after a £15million move from Reims, thought his embarrassment could not get any worse he was taunted by second-half chants of ‘shoot’ from the Kop whenever he touched the ball.

The Belgian World Cup squad man planted the ball into his own net twice in the space of seven minutes late in the first half as Liverpool recovered from an ...

Last night, he needed Faes to complete that for him although Klopp is convinced that part of his game will come, and quickly. Substitutes (not used) Soyuncu, Albrighton, Vestergaard, Mendy, Iversen, Brunt. Substitutes (not used) Konate, Adrian, Carvalho, Clark, Doak. Then there is the Nunez conundrum. But Liverpool’s midfield, without expectant father Fabinho last night, and defence have been far from vintage. It was going to take something “special” for Liverpool to haul themselves back into the game and that is what Faes provided after 38 minutes, although not in the expected meaning of the word.

Liverpool's Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson laid a wreath of yellow and white flowers on the centre circle before kick off in a tribute to Pelé from both clubs.

The best fell to Dewsbury-Hall when he sprinted into another gap in the Liverpool defence to meet Timothy Castagne’s cross only to miscue a header wastefully wide. It was a farcical, comical ending to the first half, although no-one of a Leicester persuasion saw the funny side. Faes was first on the scene to clear. It was Leicester, called in on a day off by Rodgers to analyse their Boxing Day failings, who were positive, assured and energetic from the first whistle. The contrast in performance level was stark, however, with Liverpool lacking cohesion and giving up possession cheaply. The Leicester midfielder had plenty to do after Harvey Barnes and Patson Daka combined to turn Danny Ward’s goal-kick into his path.

LIVERPOOL 2-1 LEICESTER: Wout Faes scored two own-goals in seven minutes to gift the Reds a win over the Foxes at Anfield, after Kiernan Drewsbury-Hall put ...

The 29-year-old failed to deliver an accurate cross, did not have a shot on target and won just three of his attacking duels. Gakpo will be available for selection from Monday's clash with Brentford and he is likely to be thrown straight into action. With new star signing Cody Gakpo in attendance, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain had to impress if he has any hopes of extending his Liverpool career. And Alexander-Arnold unofficially closed the gap on Robertson's record to eight assists when he saw a cross turned into the Leicester net by Faes. Here, Mirror Football looks at five of the biggest talking points from the [Premier League](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/premier-league) clash. Robertson's record could be on the line if he continues to star. The visitors continued to take advantage of Liverpool's weakness at the back, creating numerous opportunities as they pushed forward out wide. In coming on as a substitute after 15 minutes, Jamie Vardy was handed his 350th appearance in league football. But as the first-half entered its closing stages, [Wout Faes endured a nightmare spell](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/arsenal-target-youri-tielemans-signing-27876420). While Daka impressed in his limited cameo, Vardy proved there's still life in his legs, even after 350 appearances. But then Wout Faes endured a remarkable seven-minute nightmare to totally turn the match in Liverpool's favour. First, he bizarrely turned Trent Alexander-Arnold's cross over Danny Ward's head and into his own net.

Liverpool have signed "a diamond" in the form of Netherlands international Cody Gakpo, according to AZ Alkmaar manager Pascal Jansen.

Liverpool fan Morgan O'Sullivan gives us his take on all the latest Reds talking points ahead of the match with Leicester City and the looming transfer ...

We will not reach the midway point in the season until the end of January. But the reality is that other than Manchester City, there is no other team capable of putting a string of 10 wins on the bounce together. I suspect if we are to sign a midfielder, it will be early in the window. It is a signing for today and for the future and shows that while people have said we have an aging squad, we are truly looking to the next generation. However, we are Liverpool and we dare to dream. While the Christmas period typically gives an indicator of how things are going to go for the remainder of the season, the World Cup throws up so many permutations. If nothing happens in the next ten days, I suspect we will wait until the summer. Arsenal are about to find out how it is to lead going into the new year. Tap-ins, rockets and headers all seem to be natural to him, and he shows extreme confidence in trying to take someone on with the ball. I suspect we will go for two midfielders between now and the summer, but am unsure how that will play out. In this day, £37m ($45m/€42m) for a Dutch international who has bags of potential is a true bargain. Jürgen Klopp knows that a victory would at least temporarily lift his side to within two points of the top four.

Andy Robertson has been awarded an MBE for services to football, charity and young people. The Liverpool defender has been acknowledged for his outstanding ...

Off the pitch, his charitable efforts include launching the AR26 Charity, which aims to provide all young people in his home country with an equal start in life, in late 2020. The left-back has since made 243 Liverpool appearances and been a key figure in the winning of a host of major honours, including Champions League glory in 2019, the Premier League title the following year and last season’s Carabao Cup and Emirates FA Cup successes. The Liverpool defender has been acknowledged for his outstanding achievements in the game, as well as his commitment to making a difference off the pitch through his own charity.

Two own goals from Wout Faes gave Liverpool a 2-1 win over Leicester after Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's opener at Anfield.

It was a farcical, comical ending to the first half, although no-one of a Leicester persuasion saw the funny side. The forward beat the advancing Ward with a cool chip that curled away from goal and on to a post. It was Leicester, called in on a day off by Rodgers to analyse their Boxing Day failings, who were positive, stronger and energetic from the first whistle. Faes was first on the scene to clear. The new signing from PSV Eindhoven was in the crowd to witness Darwin Núñez produce another influential but wasteful display, Trent Alexander-Arnold impress throughout, and Liverpool improve after the interval without punishing one of several inviting openings. And with the promise of Cody Gakpo to come.

Leicester were undone by a pair of own-goals, thanks in part to the relentless pressure from Darwin Nunez, which earned Liverpool all three points.

[Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/252389/Kiernan-Dewsbury-Hall) breezed through the heart of the defence and produced a cool finish past [Alisson](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/196876/Alisson) just four minutes in. [Scotland](/soccer/team?id=580) international had space on the left flank but didn't utilise it often enough to his normal standards. MF Thiago, 8 -- Liverpool's brightest player in midfield. Could have had an assist, too, after creating a key chance for Salah. Came close to converting a volley that glanced past the post. The right-back played a part in the equaliser, too, when his cross was redirected into the goal. The end to the half got worse for the 24-year-old Leicester defender after he registered a second own-goal in calamitous fashion, this time failing to clear [Darwin Nunez](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/271788/Darwin-Núñez)'s effort that came back off the post. A composed display from the 31-year-old. GK Alisson, 6 -- Unfortunate to concede the first goal after some sloppy defending by those in front of him, presenting a difficult chance for him to deal with. Jurgen Klopp, 7 -- Took no chances after signs of a Robertson injury and managed the game well. The Reds will also be anxious as they wait to see whether Their guests' stumbles allowed Liverpool to hold on to three vital points.

Free highlights and match report as Faes has night to forget at Anfield; just fourth player to score two own goals in a Premier League game; ...

The reaction I'd have loved to see was we go higher up and have to challenge in other space but the reaction was we stepped back." We were always a threat in the game right until the very end. We started the game how we wanted to. "But we lost balls in the wrong moments when you play a counter-attacking team, we were too open in these moments. But he's a strong character and he'll get over it." On Fabinho leaving the group on Friday morning to support his partner giving birth: "When the games come that quick you have one session, the session we had yesterday. We have to take the result momentum but we have to play better." This morning was just to be set-pieces and then we got the news and sent him home. We won the game, three points, that's very important. He has now had 13 shots without success in his two Premier League games since the World Cup. The open contest saw chances for Liverpool early on, too, with Nunez's cutback fired over by Salah before the Egyptian had a strike ruled out for an offside flag against Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp to Sky Sports: "Obviously the early goal we concede is not helpful.

New Liverpool signing Cody Gakpo was at Anfield on Friday night. Gakpo sat in the main stand to watch Liverpool beat Leicester City 2-1 in the Premier ...

Gakpo was not the only unavailable Liverpool star in the stands at Anfield on Friday. Diaz was cheered by Liverpool fans on Friday as he walked alongside the pitch with the aid of crutches. New Liverpool signing Cody Gakpo was at Anfield on Friday night.

As the January window opens, Kylian Mbappe is considering what next. He was already agitating for a move away from Paris Saint-Germain before the World Cup, ...

There is a growing speculation within the game that it could lead to the first steps in Barcelona and Madrid abandoning the socio model. This could well be the year that sees majority US ownership in the Premier League. That isn’t the case with the women’s game, and the build-up is set to be dominated by the very loud push for equal prize money. Gareth Southgate will meanwhile be focusing on this continent, to hone the England men’s side for Euro 2024. It’s a topic everyone has realised in 2022, and will be the biggest in 2023.” These are one of two major forces driving football in 2023, with Gulf blockade political aims on one side, and American capitalism on the other.

Liverpool boss Juergen Klopp said he had nothing but sympathy for Leicester City defender Wout Faes who had a nightmare in defence when the Belgian's two ...

"He has been at the World Cup but didn't play a minute, so it might take him a few games to get his rhythm back. "Since he has been with us he has been absolutely brilliant. Then the second one, if you play football, you go full speed, you expect the ball to go in.

On Cody Gakpo's first appearance at Anfield, Liverpool discovered a new scorer. Not the Dutchman, however, who was sat in the stands before his transfer ...

The hosts could have paid a price for their profligacy. Then, when the Liverpudlian angled in a low centre, the sliding Faes contrived to slice an attempted clearance so it looped over Danny Ward and in via the far post. Leicester had beaten Liverpool in their final game of 2021, albeit at the King Power Stadium. Liverpool know seasons can turn on freakish incidents and, two seasons ago, they might not have qualified for the Champions League but for a goal from their goalkeeper, Alisson. Not since Cardiff’s Danny Malloy in 1959 had an opponent struck twice in a match for Liverpool. Mo Salah is yet to score twice in a game for Liverpool at Anfield this season.

Liverpool's transfer budget has been reduced after the signing of Cody Gakpo and Jurgen Klopp may have to draw on the club's academy during the second half ...

It's a real physical game, adult football is a physical game and the boys need to make these steps [so] they can get ready for it step by step. That has only amplified calls for Clark to get a chance in the first team. [Jude Bellingham](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/jude-bellingham) and Enzo Fernandez have been identified as long-term successors, but Liverpool's restricted budget means Klopp may have to give a youngster a chance. Just ask the likes of Sterling, Owen and current Reds superstar Alexander-Arnold. Klopp certainly isn't the type of manager to worry about throwing a young right-back in at the deep end. [headaches](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/rid-your-headache-migraine-just-8733302) in recent months due to injury problems and the advancing years of the likes of Thiago Alcantara, [Jordan Henderson](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/jordan-henderson), Fabinho, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Naby Keita and James Milner. Another central midfield candidate is Bajcetic, who scored during the win against Villa. Doak, who celebrated his 17th birthday in November, has become the youngest Scottish player to appear in the division. Here, Mirror Football takes a look at five emerging talents who could inspire the Reds to glory. He is a young player with a lot of potential." Reds fans will be delighted with the transfer after the 23-year-old's blistering start to the season. We know what we want to do and we will see if we can do it.

The prospect of big lad Cody Gakpo running really fast every week in the Premier League is enticing. Liverpool should be happy with their business.

But in some ways he’s a very similar type of player and is clearly going to be fantastic on the counter-attack. Jurgen Klopp seems convinced he’s bought a very intelligent player who is very adaptable, so we can look forward to Cody dishing out some serious Gakpo-ing in the years to come. Just three of his club goals so far have come from the Gakpo noggin which, for a strapping 6ft 4incher, is something he could definitely work on. It isn’t hard to see why Liverpool wanted to be in the Gakpo business. Perhaps his World Cup convinced doubters that he could do it on the biggest of stages. Poor Donny van de Beek is just the latest to be ruined by the Premier League (well, First, he’s called Gakpo which is simply a fantastic word to say, especially in a Scouse accent. Usually working on the left and cutting in onto his favoured right foot. This put him into the first team in February 2018, going on to win the league title that season. Ruud swept the money into his desk and drove them to the airport while United were still dozing on the toilet. And things have only got better in the current season. It was the following season when he really proved himself, finishing the campaign with 21 goals and, just as importantly, 15 assists in 47 games.

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has responded to claims that he played a major role in convincing Netherlands teammate Cody Gakpo to join him at Anfield ...

[Join the debate!](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/arsenal-transfers-alexis-mac-allister-28841280#comments-section) Do you think Gakpo will be a good signing for Liverpool? [remarkable £37million swoop](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/breaking-liverpool-cody-gakpo-transfer-28829711) for Gakpo earlier this week. He has to keep his head down, no matter what happens, fight, enjoy the moment and be important for the football club." Van Dijk is adamant that Gakpo is capable of making a big impact on Merseyside - but has also urged fans to be patient with the versatile forward. The Liverpool man, however, has stressed that was not the case - as Gakpo was already sold on the switch. I spoke to him, I can only say good things because I’m here, enjoying my time.

Liverpool have found the asking price for Benfica midfielder Enzo Fernandez to be out of their price range, according to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano. The ...

The report warns that Barnes ‘would come with a hefty price tag as he still has two and a half years remaining on his contract at a club that would be reluctant to part company with him’. The England international scored 24 goals over the previous two seasons in all competitions and has started off this term in form too with Barnes bagging six Premier League goals in 14 appearances. The Portuguese outfit want any interested club to activate his €120m release clause with Fernandez only arriving in the summer transfer window for €10m from River Plate. That is how we work.” Tottenham are exploring the possibility of making a surprise move for Leicester City winger Harvey Barnes in January, according to reports. Liverpool have pulled out of the race to sign a Chelsea target, while Tottenham have launched a surprise move to sign a Leicester City star…

Leicester defender Wout Faes had an evening to forget as Liverpool ended the year by closing the gap to the Premier League's top four.

“He had some pain, hopefully nothing serious,” Brentford said of Toney, who scored his 13th goal of the season. “It’s all about getting three points and trying to get into a position in the league where we feel like we need to be and haven’t been this season,” Liverpool defender Trent Alexander Arnold said. We made a lot of opportunities, we just couldn’t take them.” Darwin Nunez was then played through on goal by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and dinked a shot over Ward that bounced back off the far post. “I thought we played well today,” Moyes said. Whether you win well or ugly, it doesn’t really matter.”

And former Liverpool defender Carragher has admitted he is surprised by the fee but claimed it is a signing the Reds needed to make. He told Sky Sports: "I think it is needed right now, that's why I asked the question to Jurgen Klopp. The injury to [Luiz] ...

[Leicester](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/leicester-city-fc) on Friday night, with Diaz and Jota still expected to be out for the foreseeable future. Yes you look to next season what will happen when Diaz is back because he plays on the left wing but they can move around positions as well and if push comes to shove they’ll probably sell one of them if they can’t fit them in but I think it’s a good decision and signing." He told Sky Sports: "I think it is needed right now, that’s why I asked the question to Jurgen Klopp. Ten Hag had seen first-hand of what to expect from Gakpo but he chose to bring in Antony from Ajax in August for £85m - their second-highest buy ever behind Paul Pogba. Despite scoring more goals than Antony last term, Gakpo didn't attract as much interest from the elite European teams in the summer but an impressive World Cup campaign seemed to spark rumours. Erik ten Hag was keen to bring Gakpo to Manchester but Liverpool swooped in to sign him on a long-term deal.