'Cruelly exposed': Pat Nevin says Liverpool's best player this season keeps being hampered by Arne Slot

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Things just haven’t been going right at Anfield over the last few weeks, with even Dominik Szoboszlai failing to live up to his usual high standards. Pat Nevin thinks Arne Slot is hindering Dominik Szoboszlai by using him at right-back There’s no denying that the Hungary international is a world-class player.

He cost Liverpool a hefty chunk of change when he joined from RB Leipzig a couple of years ago, but, so far, it feels like he’s been worth every penny.Much like the rest of his teammates, his 2025-26 season started well, but as we’ve got further into the campaign, his form seems to have dropped off massively. “‌Dominik Szoboszlai is a wonderful midfielder – maybe Liverpool’s best player this season so far – but his limitations as a full-back were cruelly exposed, both when I was there in Istanbul for the Galatasaray game midweek and in west London,” he wrote.“When he moved in there on Saturday, Chelsea got to his byline time and again.

Specialist full-backs simply do not do that.“Szoboszlai created Liverpool’s goal from that full-back area, underlining where his true strengths lie: attack. Indeed, Szoboszlai’s initial performances at full-back were staggering, but his lack of speed and his desire to get into the middle of the park has left Liverpool exposed one too many times recently.