It is believed that Cody Gakpo would have bloomed if only he had chosen to join Manchester United instead of Liverpool.
PSV coach Ruud van Nistelrooy has revealed that Cody Gakpo ignored his advice to choose Manchester United over Liverpool.
The 23-year-old Dutch star made a surprising move to Anfield in the following January transfer window The Reds cornering MU in the race for his signature.
In fact, Erik ten Hag wanted to fill the hole in the front line, which was created after The Red Devils kicked Cristiano Ronaldo out of the club.
The Gakpo coach at PSV, Van Nistelrooy, who is also an iconic player at Old Trafford with 219 appearances and 150 goals, urged his former team to move to red Manchester. However, for some reason, Gakpo decided to join Jurgen Klopp’s squad.
“Gakpo’s dream is Manchester United, he has been in contact with Ten Hag since August last year,” Van Nistelrooy said. Sportsmole.
“I also want him to go to Man United – not only because MU is my club and I love them. But also because they are better than Liverpool and offer more potential for their players.”
“But Man United didn’t make an offer in January so I advised him to wait until the summer.”
“Something happened and he rejected my advice and listened to Virgil [van Dijk] who persuaded him to join his team. He told me he wanted to leave in January.”
“In fact, Liverpool are 10 times smaller than Manchester United, in every department.”
“If he had been to Man United, he would have scored a lot of goals. They have great midfielders who can create many opportunities like [Bruno] Fernandes, Casemiro, even [Christian] Eriksen.”
Since deciding to reconcile The Reds instead of United, Gakpo still can’t show his skills.
The player who starred for the Netherlands at the 2022 World Cup has played six times for Liverpool, but has yet to record a single goal and assist, even though Liverpool are performing below standard overall.
They have only won once this year, when they silenced Wolves in the FA Cup, and have not even won three points in the Premier League, having been slaughtered by Wolves, Brighton and Brentford. The Reds stranded in 10th place in the standings while Man United is perched in the Champions League zone.
