Liverpool news: £250k star urged to switch role

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Carragher’s argument comes after Szoboszlai covered at right-back last season and again during Liverpool’s opening matches this term. He claimed Liverpool’s failure to strengthen at full-back represented a major recruitment mistake after Alexander-Arnold’s departure, while Gary Neville questioned the balance of Iraola’s defensive structure.

He’s moved around a bit and he started the season in central midfield. But Liverpool don’t play that way and he’s not really a No 10.

He’d get plenty of the ball, he can run and almost play that Trent role from there. ‘But there’s no way he’s going to want to play there because he’s just signed a new contract for £350,000 a week. You’ve just done this big thing, he’s the vice-captain, I just think that’s a conversation Iraola is going to have to have going forward, because the midfield is not right and he’s part of that midfield not being right.’ That output makes Carragher’s idea tricky.