In our latest “A Day With…” video feature, Cody Gakpo talks candidly about his upbringing in Merseyside, his footballing idols, his family history, and a host of other topics.

We recently spent a day with the forward for Liverpool to learn more about his adjustment to his new life after joining the team in January.

Presenter Rubi Deschamps takes Gakpo on a tour of his routines while he travels to training. We get a close-up look at his interactions at the AXA Training Center and learn about the moniker one of his teammates has given him.

After that, the Dutchman goes to the city’s Baltic Triangle, where he talks about how much Reds fans have influenced him and how much he wants to win a title here.

The No. 18 player claims, “Whether you play home or away, you always hear them, you always feel the support they give—always positive as well.” “For this reason, you’re going to take things a step further and wish to fight for them as well. Together, that is.

“Yeah, I was on vacation and everything, back home in the Netherlands, and at one point I started missing to be here, because I really like it here,” he continues, expressing his developing fondness for his new residence.

“I’ve never won a prize here, but I can imagine it feels a little different than with other clubs when you play at a club like Liverpool.”

Recalling his childhood passion for football, Gakpo also details the influence of his father as he made the first steps towards a professional career in Eindhoven.

“Obviously where I’m from we all support PSV, so then in the team we had Afellay, he played for PSV and played for Barcelona after, so everybody in the city wanted to be him,” he explains.

“Then you had Messi, Ronaldo and all those big names. They all were inspirations.

“When I started playing football my dad trained me a lot. Maradona and Pele were his heroes back in the day so he always showed clips of them to me. That’s how I got to know them as well, they’re all brilliant.”