'Needs to': Steven Gerrard tells Dominik Szoboszlai how to justify comparisons before Liverpool face Wolves

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Liverpool’s new number eight Dominik Szoboszlai has reached a new level this season, but Steven Gerrard thinks he can get even better. Steven Gerrard urges Dominik Szoboszlai to keep pushing for goalsSzoboszlai has already surpassed his best-ever goal tally since arriving at Anfield, with ten goals in all competitions.

He has a ways to go to get to the level of production Gerrard was reaching during his prime Liverpool years, but that’s exactly what the former captain wants him to do. Photo by Christian Kaspar-Bartke/Getty Images“He needs to keep arriving from a No.10 or an attacking 8 position, he can get more goals and take his game to the next level.” It was widely theorised that Florian Wirtz’s arrival would relegate Szoboszlai to a reduced attacking role, but it has only spurred him on.

The Steven Gerrard comparisons are obvious, but what’s a realistic ceiling for the Hungarian? 👀Photo by Giuseppe Cottini/Getty Images He has been arguably our most important player this season, but if Szoboszlai is to ever come close to justifying the comparisons between him and Gerrard, he can’t afford to settle for ‘better’. READ MORE: Dominik Szoboszlai: The goals and assists required to match Steven Gerrard’s Liverpool recordJoin Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox