Gakpo scored two excellent goals in the fourth-round tie at Brighton & Hove Albion last month to help secure a 3-2 win and continue the Reds’ defence of the trophy.
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And the Dutchman was subsequently selected as the star man across round four, collecting his prize at the AXA Training Centre.
Arne Slot’s side next face Southampton in the competition – the quarter-final takes place at St Mary’s on December 18.