Cody Gakpo admits Liverpool are "very lucky" to have Mohamed Salah among their ranks
Salah moved up to fourth place ahead of Billy Liddell in the Reds' all-time goalscorer list with a brace in the 6-3 Premier League romp at Tottenham
The Egyptian had earlier in the game become the first player in Premier League history to reach double figures for both goals and assists in a season before Christmas Day
Salah later laid on Luis Diaz's second of the game and now has a remarkable 18 goals and 15 assists in just 24 appearances for Liverpool this term
when asked to consider the continued impact of his 32-year-old team-mate,
Gakpo said:
"I don’t know what to say! It’s very special what we are all witnessing.
"The amount of goals he scores but the assists he gives as well, the way he plays the game, how he puts other attacking players or midfielders like myself in a position to score and to be dangerous is from a high level.
“I hope for us and for him that he can continue doing that for a long time.
"We are very lucky to have him and proud that we can be his team-mate and try to make him better. And he is trying to make us better as well."
Gakpo admits that result made the Reds' win over Tottenham even more significant.
Gakpo
"It was a must-win as well after two draws, also knowing that Chelsea had a draw made it more important as well, to open the gap a little bit," he said.
"The game in itself was also a big game, Tottenham away. We went there with full power.
“I think it was an enjoyable game to watch, lots of great things from our side and, at the end, a big result."
Gakpo's former PSV Eindhoven boss Ruud van Nistelrooy Is now manager at Leicester
Gakpo said
"He was the striker coach for me when I was in the first team a little bit and also when I was in the academy,"
"I learned a lot from him and I’m very grateful for all the lessons. He was also my head coach in the last half-season I was at PSV, so very grateful for all the lessons he taught me and it was an honour to get all those teachings from him."
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