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Vincent
Published date05 March 2024
Publication titleDaily Star (England)
The Liverpool boss hailed his versatile star for showing his worth yet again to the Reds, in a season in which he has played numerous roles

Gomez, 26, has featured at rightback, left-back, centre-back and most recently midfield, against Southampton in the FA Cup and Nottingham Forest in the Premier League.

And he's done it all while being one of the stand-out performers in Liverpool's push for four trophies.

Gomez has endured injuries and spells out of the Reds team in recent years and his last England appearance came against Wales in 2020.

He's missed 46 games for the Reds through injury since then and that includes a long spell out with a knee problem in 2020. But Southgate surely must be looking at the utility man for the friendlies against Brazil and Belgium this month.

Klopp said: "I am not standing here telling Gareth who he should pick but you can get one player and have four positions covered. Wonderful."

Gomez has featured for Southgate at Under-21 level too, so it is clear there is an appreciation from the England boss.

But maybe not quite the love that there is around Liverpool.

Gomez has been impressive at the back and midfield but he is yet to score a senior goal in 210 games for the Reds.

It has brought about annoying cries of 'shooooot' every time he gets the ball near the box, which Klopp angrily castigated the fans for...

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