Virgil van Dijk believes Liverpool striker Cody Gakpo has the perfect mentor in departing Brazilian star Roberto Firmino.The January signing from PSV Eindhoven netted twice on Sunday to push his side to an unprecedented 7-0 demolishing of Manchester United.Anfield is hell for the Red Devils! Liverpool score SEVEN with Salah, Nunez and Gakpo netting a brace eachHis compatriot and teammate, VVD, thinks that working with Firmino on a daily basis is paying off for Gakpo.”It’s a very difficult position to play, but he learns from one of the best each and every day with Bobby Firmino,” Van Dijk said.”I think that position of a false nine is Bobby Firmino’s. He’s the one that showed over the years how difficult it is for any other player to perform it, and also how hard it is for others to defend it.”The winter isn’t an easy time to come to a club, but Cody is settling in very well. He has to keep going, keep the confidence, keep the belief. I think he will be fine for this club. He’s a fantastic player.”Being a defender is fantastic – especially when you don’t concede sevenThe biggest show of emotion was reserved for when Firmino swept home Liverpool’s seventh goal, just two days after informing the club that he would leave when his contract expires this summer.”You can’t deny how important he’s been for the success that we’ve had,” Van Dijk said.Bye-bye, Bobby”But as a human being as well, he’s a great guy and I wish him obviously all the best after the summer. For now, we still have targets to reach and he knows that and he wants to make sure that we fulfil them as well. He’s been so influential and he should definitely be remembered as one of the legends.”##NAJAVA_MECA_7079147##
