Ryan Gravenberch was delighted after scoring his first goal for Liverpool in their routine 2-0 win over Union Saint-Gilloise on Thursday. The 21-year-old took advantage of goalkeeper Anthony Moris' mistake to score from close range just before the end of the first half.
In doing so, Gravenberch became the first Red Devils player in 21 years to score or assist in his first three starts after joining the club for £34.2 million from Bayern Munich in the summer. Diogo Jota scored late to put the icing on the cake and claim all three points as Liverpool recovered from last weekend's controversial defeat to Tottenham.
As for Gravenberch, the Dutchman put in an impressive performance, and he was happy to contribute. Speaking to TNT Sports, Gravenberch said, "Yeah, it was great. It was extremely good; I think it was the best goal of my career so far! No, the easiest goal of my career."
Gravenberch switched from Munich to Liverpool on deadline day, and he believes the main difference since moving to Anfield is his game time so far. The Dutchman played just 937 minutes in the entire 2022–23 season for Bayern last time out, compared to just 242 minutes in six games for Liverpool so far.
“I think in terms of minutes,” he added. “When you give a player a few minutes, he gains confidence, and that's it.” He received a standing ovation from the Liverpool crowd after coming on for Dominik Szoboszlai in the 79th minute. Gravenberch added, “I'm very happy that they gave me such a good feeling so I wanted to repay them.
something". Gravenberch's first goal for the club came after two assists in his previous two starts since his summer arrival. The midfielder assisted Luis Diaz's goal in the Europa League group stage opener against LASK and also assisted Cody Gakpo against Leicester in the Carabao Cup.
He became the first Liverpool player since Milan Baros in 2002 to score or assist in his first three starts. Jurgen Klopp also praised the new midfielder after his impressive start on Merseyside. “He's a great guy,” the Liverpool manager said.
The Dutch scored his first Liverpool goal
“I'm very happy for him. His time at Bayern wasn't the worst in the world, but he feels 100% relevant here. "Now he can find the rhythm and he is very important for us. It was not the most difficult goal he scored in his life but we are all very happy for him.
A goal is a goal, they're all counted the same way." " Liverpool, who have now collected six points from a possible six in their Europa League group, will be back in action when they travel to Brighton in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.