Liverpool will host PSV Eindhoven at Anfield in the fifth round of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League. Liverpool striker Gakopo, in an interview, said he is looking forward to the match and urged his teammates to unite in the face of any challenges.

It's worth mentioning that Gakopo started his professional career at PSV Eindhoven before joining Liverpool at the end of 2022, and the Dutch star has now won an English League Cup title with Liverpool, as well as the Premier League title last season.

However, in the earlier Premier League match, Liverpool lost 0-3 at home to Nottingham Forest, and their ranking in the Premier League standings was not ideal.

"This is the second time, and it always feels special to play against PSV Eindhoven," said 26-year-old Gakopo. "I grew up there, spent a long time there, and have many memories there, so this match is really special for me."

Liverpool defeated Real Madrid 1-0 in the last round of the Champions League after Szoboszlai assisted McAllister's goal. Sloot's team currently sits in 10th place in the Champions League standings with 9 points, and therefore needs to gain more points to secure direct qualification.

Gakopo stated, "We are working hard to get back to our previous level, and we know we are in a difficult position, but we must stick together, and that's what we're working on, both on and off the field, both mentally and competitively. This period hasn't been good, but we must get through it. We know we can do it because we've shown that level of performance before. We must continue to move forward and fight together to achieve more of those performances."

"No matter what happens, we must stick together. At the same time, we must demand more from each other because we need to perform as a team. We are very honest with each other and point out where we really need to improve so that we can perform better."

Gakpo continued, "I think every player is the same. When the team is winning, it certainly feels better than when they are losing. But we know our abilities, so I don't think the problem is with confidence. We just need to do better. The manager has a responsibility, but we players also need to take a lot of responsibility for ourselves, the manager, the club, and the fans. Like I said, we know we can do it, we've shown it in the past, it's just that we haven't done it yet, and we want to get back to that level."

"Everyone felt ashamed after the loss to Nottingham Forest because we lost 0-3 at home, which was unacceptable. We know the fans support us through every difficult time, but we also have to repay them, so it obviously didn't feel good after that game."

In addition, Gakopo added, "A few days later, I don't want to say that everyone was angry, but we did sit down and talk very frankly about what we needed to do better to improve our performance. Of course, we also know that we must stick together, which is something we try to do in every game to strive for good performance and victory."