Dominik Szoboszlai impact at Liverpool clear after Steven Gerrard comparison
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Liverpool FC NewsFeaturesDominik SzoboszlaiLiverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai has been among the team's better performers during a difficult 2025-26 season, and an academy prospect has revealed he wants to emulate the HungarianDominik Szoboszlai of Liverpool(Image: 2026 Sebastian Frej)A Liverpool youngster has named Dominik Szoboszlai as the player he would like to emulate in the Reds' first team.Szoboszlai – who could play a key role in Liverpool's pursuit of Yan Diomande this summer – is currently having his best season on an individual level for Liverpool, despite the team's disappointing season.He has emerged as the most dependable performer in the Liverpool squad during a difficult period, and Reds Under-18s star Oliver O'Connor told club media that he looks up to the Hungarian. "I just like the way he plays and the way he is on the pitch as well," Szoboszlai said.
"I feel like he suits my game the most – it's the way I play.READ MORE: Virgil van Dijk has 'no idea' what future holds for Liverpool star facing exitREAD MORE: Liverpool icon urges Arne Slot to sign Tottenham pair despite relegation fears"The way he impacts the team off the ball, I feel like that's the thing I want to do as well, the way I want to play."Szoboszlai's all-action performances and on-field leadership have led to some people making comparisons with Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard in recent months.In most people's eyes, that comparison is more than a tad premature, considering Gerrard is viewed by a lot of supporters as Liverpool's greatest player of all time.Olivier O'Connor is a big fan of Dominik Szoboszlai(Image: 2025 Getty Images)Szoboszlai was asked about the comparisons earlier this year but played them down, suggesting he was keen to plough his own furrow."It is a big compliment [being compared to Gerrard and being seen as a leader]," Szoboszlai said."But I've many times that I just try to do my own story and sometimes we struggle as a team but we always try to put everything on the pitch and then this season I do stuff off the pitch, trying to help the new guys, coming from different leagues.READ MORE: Who is Diogo Costa? Porto goalkeeper, 26, tipped to replace Alisson at LiverpoolREAD MORE: Spirit of Shankly urges Liverpool to 'come back to table' as protest intensifies"I know how it feels to be new and I know how hard it is to come to the Premier League and especially Liverpool where you are always expected to win trophies."I hope [I am becoming a leader] but you have to ask someone else how they see it but I try to do my best on and off the pitch."Try to keep everyone [together], try to be a leader [with] what I am doing on the pitch and that is the most important thing for me.
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