Liverpool hero Kuyt: Gakpo will continue to improve

Liverpool hero Dirk Kuyt is backing Cody Gakpo to continue improving.

Like Kuyt, Gakpo joined the Reds after starring with Feyenoord in the Eredivisie.

Kuyt told the Liverpool Echo: "I think it is not easy to make this step from Eredivisie to the Premier League and it is even harder to do it during the winter break but I thought he did really well for the first six months and it seems like Cody is feeling comfortable now, getting more experienced and stepping up.

"There are a lot of players who can play up front and Cody is one of them but I am really happy he is there at Liverpool and so far, in my opinion, he is doing really well.

"The coming months will be even better, that is my feeling."