‘Not his biggest fan’ – Jamie Carragher questions Liverpool star’s role in Arne Slot’s side

Jamie Carragher has admitted helium is not the biggest instrumentality of Dominik Szoboszlai and wants to spot a greater attacking output from the Liverpool midfielder.

Szoboszlai was brought to Anfield successful July 2023 successful a £60million woody from RB Leipzig and instantly became a important cog successful Jurgen Klopp’s side, making 45 appearances successful each competitions successful his maiden campaign.

Following Arne Slot’s arrival, the Hungarian has maintained his relation successful the bosom of the Reds’ midfield, often deployed successful a much precocious relation up of Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch.

However, portion the 24-year-old is blessed with large carnal attributes, the Hungarian has registered conscionable 5 extremity contributions successful his 21 league appearances truthful acold this season.

By contrast, chap Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones has registered six extremity involvements successful the league contempt starting six less games and playing 534 less minutes.

And reflecting connected watching a caller show from West Ham’s Lucas Paqueta, Carragher admitted helium would similar to spot Szobozlai make his crippled to go much of a extremity threat.

‘I was commentating connected West Ham but I was conscionable watching Paqueta reasoning ‘oh my’ each clip helium brought the shot down connected his thorax oregon his shoulder,’ the erstwhile Liverpool centre-back said connected The Overlap Fan Debate with Sky Bet.

‘I was really reasoning would Liverpool motion him – I cognize (Manchester) City did effort – but I look astatine his deficiency of athleticism successful immoderate ways and deliberation would that halt a apical squad (from signing him) due to the fact that of what helium would bash disconnected the ball.

‘And I deliberation of Liverpool due to the fact that I’m not Szobozlai’s biggest instrumentality but he’s got large athleticism.

‘He gets talked astir arsenic our No.10 and radical accidental he’s large disconnected the ball, but I’m thinking: ‘He’s the No.10, he’s scored 3 goals’.

‘And I cognize helium does a large occupation for the squad but Slot would astir apt inactive similar Szobozlai than Paqueta.’

Speaking earlier successful the season, Slot besides admitted that he would similar to spot the Hungarian midfielder up his output successful beforehand of goal.

‘I deliberation thing that we person to enactment connected with him is that he’s besides adjacent much progressive successful scoring goals and creating chances for us,’ Slot said past September.

‘Last play helium scored 3 [in the league] if I retrieve correctly and for an attacking midfielder astatine Liverpool his numbers request to spell up.

‘But I’m truly blessed with the mode he’s done until present and I’m 100 per cent definite that if helium plays successful a squad with truthful overmuch prime astir him, with the prime helium has helium volition successful the extremity people much goals for america arsenic well.’

Slot’s broadside are backmost successful enactment connected Thursday arsenic they look to overturn a one-goal shortage successful the 2nd limb of their Carabao Cup semi-final against Tottenham.

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