Dominik Szoboszlai spends time with family after suffering soccer heartbreak

Liverpool and Hungary star Dominik Szoboszlai will be playing for his national team this week, but he has spent some time with family ahead of matches with Slovenia and Greece

Dominik Szoboszlai and his wife, Borka Buzsik.(Image: @szoboszlaidominik // Instagram)

Liverpool star Dominik Szoboszlai and his club teammate Milos Kerkez will play for Hungary this week, but the pair are not set to be involved at the summer's World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Szoboszlai and Kerkez lost to a Troy Parrott hat-trick last time out, which saw Ireland move above it in the UEFA Nations League standings, meaning matches against Slovenia and Greece this week are only friendlies and are ultimately meaningless for the Liverpool duo.

Before linking up with the national team, Szoboszlai, Hungary's captain, posted on Instagram to share photos with his family, including wife Borka Buzsik and their baby.

Enjoying some time in his homeland, Szoboszlai posted an array of pictures from Hungary, including his arrival for national team duty, with the caption "Checkin' In."

Hungary will play Slovenia on Saturday and then Greece next Tuesday, with both of those games being held at the Puskas Arena in Budapest.

Szoboszlai has spent time playing at right-back this season, even though, as a midfielder, he has been Liverpool's best player. But Arne Slot says he doesn't want that to happen often after Steven Gerrard spoke about it last week.

"I like his mentality. He's evolved and he's grown a lot since he's become a Liverpool player," Gerrard shared with TNT Sports. "We (Liverpool) obviously signed a big talent.

"He's in the prime years of his career. I think Liverpool are going to see the best of him. I hope he stays around for a long time because I think there's a potential captain in there.

"He's always in and around the box. His ball striking is phenomenal. His timing and his technique and he hits it with so much venom. The balls are getting lighter and lighter. He must be an absolute nightmare for the goalkeeper.

"People are going away now talking about his performance because he's exciting and he's entertaining, but he's in his proper position. Keep him in his proper position. Let him flourish."

Szoboszlai has drawn comparisons to Gerrard because of his driving performances from the center of the field and Slot has insisted that he wants to play him in the middle as often as possible.

"I don’t know how many times I have to say this but Dominik is a midfielder! When I play him in a different position, it’s not because I want to be a tactical genius," Slot said last week.

"It is because I don’t have other options in that position and try to choose the best player available. If there is a full back on the bench, please ask yourself, is that full back fully fit? Is it a risk to play him?

"If I have a lot of full-backs available and in good shape, they will play there, and Dominik will be in midfield. He is a very good midfielder for us. We have more than him, and that is why sometimes he plays right full back."