Stuart Pearce suggests ‘outstanding’ Liverpool player has been as good as Bruno Fernandes this season

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There are not many Liverpool players who have shone during what has been a tough 2025/26 campaign for the Reds.Rio Ngumoha continues to earn plaudits amid his rapid rise at Anfield, while Dominik Szoboszlai has been the standout star for Arne Slot’s team across the season.Now, former manager Stuart Pearce has named the Liverpool star as one of the best players in the Premier League when discussing who will be crowned the Player of the Season. With Arne Slot expected to stay, will Liverpool challenge for the Premier League next season?

Or will it be another difficult campaign? 😬 Photo Credit: Getty Images/Carl Recine Dominik Szoboszlai in conversation for Premier League Player of the SeasonSpeaking live on Premier League Productions’ Team Talks this week, Pearce was asked, ‘is he (Bruno Fernandes) your favourite for Player of the Season’.The former coach said no and instead went on to offer high praise to Szoboszlai, while also highlighting a few Arsenal players.He said: “No, I would certainly put him [Fernandes] into the top six, but if you want some names, Szoboszlai at Liverpool has been outstanding, and the three Arsenal players have been outstanding as well, Raya, Gabriel and Rice.”Szoboszlai has five goals and four assists in 31 Premier League matches for Liverpool this term.But it is worth noting that due to fitness and form issues, the Hungarian has played at right-back quite a lot this season.Still, his efforts have been widely recognised, with Szoboszlai winning five Player of the Month awards at Anfield in 2025/26. Mohamed Salah and Philippe Coutinho are the only other players in the Reds’ history to clinch as many in a single campaign.Elsewhere, Szoboszlai has been called Liverpool’s best player by Jamie Carragher.Speaking last month after watching him score against Tottenham Hotspur, the ex-Red said: “Liverpool find themselves 1-0 in front thanks to their best player by a million miles this season, Dominik Szoboszlai.”Steven Gerrard also called the 25-year-old ‘Liverpool’s best player‘ earlier in the campaign.So, even if he doesn’t go on to win the Premier League Player of the Season award, it seems pretty likely he will pick up the Reds’ version of the trophy come the end of 2025/26.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox