Dominik Szoboszlai makes his feelings clear on Steven Gerrard comparisons at Liverpool
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Dominik Szoboszlai has had a breakout season, seeing his name be compared to Steven Gerrard this year, after the Hungarian accepted the pressure of taking his Liverpool numberDominik Szoboszlai has become a leader at the club(Image: Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Offside via Getty Images)Three years into his Liverpool career, Dominik Szoboszlai feels comfortable not just becoming a leader - but wearing the number donned by one of the club's greatest ever players.Szoboszlai chose the No. Now almost three years in, he has entered the conversation of being one of the league's top players and a potential future Liverpool captain.READ MORE: Jamie Carragher delivers Arne Slot 'intolerable' warning ahead of Liverpool runREAD MORE: Mohamed Salah transfer 'been in place a year' as Liverpool exit finally becomes realityHis big-time moments this season have even seen Gerrard speak highly of him.
Some fans have even compared the two players, with the 25-year-old happy to accept being a leader in the team going forward.Speaking to the Liverpool Echo, he said: "I knew [how big Liverpool was], actually, but once you are inside you realize properly what it does mean to be a Liverpool player. Then, when I stepped into the training ground, seeing how everything is there and what kind of players are playing here, it was just a dream come true for me."On becoming a leader, he added: "It is a big compliment [being compared to Gerrard and being seen as a leader]."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.Dominik Szoboszlai has been earning comparisons to Steven Gerrard this season(Image: Getty Images)"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.
Hopefully we can change this season in a good way."Szoboszlai is a candidate to take over the captain's armband once Virgil van Dijk leaves the club, with vice captains Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson both looking set to leave this summer,Liverpool will hope they can tie down Szoboszlai, who has two years left on his deal. He has given the club every indication he would like to extend his contract - with the Reds knowing they must strengthen around him to get back to the top of the Premier League next season.