Steven Gerrard sends Dominik Szoboszlai demand to Arne Slot over Liverpool role

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Dominik Szoboszlai has been Liverpool's most consistent performer this season and Steven Gerrard believes the midfielder has potential captain qualities after 4-0 Galatasaray win

Steven Gerrard was full of praise for the Liverpool star

Steven Gerrard has tipped Dominik Szoboszlai as a potential future Liverpool captain and has encouraged Arne Slot to keep him in his "proper position".

Szoboszlai once again stood out as the Reds secured a Champions League quarter-final spot against Paris Saint-Germain with a 4-0 triumph over Galatasaray.

The Hungarian international kicked off the scoring from a cleverly executed corner routine before second-half goals from Hugo Ekitike, Ryan Gravenberch and Mohamed Salah sealed the victory. Szoboszlai has been Liverpool's most consistent player this season, a performance that led Salah to declare his teammate as one of the world's best players last month.

However, having seen Szoboszlai deployed at right-back this season, Gerrard has urged Slot to retain the 25 year old in midfield for the remainder of the campaign.

"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.

"The way he's playing and his consistency and his mentality, you can hear it in his voice. He's straight on to the next game, talking about Brighton. I love that about him.

"He's flying at the moment. He's full of confidence. He's got everything going for him. He's just got to maintain it and stay healthy.

"He's definitely a team player. I still think there's another level to him as well. I can see him potentially getting more goals, if he can have a consistent run in that 8/10 position. You can see it tonight; he could have had a hat-trick.

Dominik Szoboszlai opened the scoring for Liverpool against Galatasaray in their Champions League clash.(Image: Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Offside via Getty Images)

"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."

Reflecting on the victory, Szoboszlai commented: "I think today we showed the right direction where we want to go and what we want to show everybody – especially each other because it starts with us.

"I know the fans can be unhappy with us but if we are unhappy with ourselves, that's a problem [and] if we are happy with ourselves probably everybody is going to be happy with us.

"And I think it's a good step forward, a very good step, quarter-finals [for the] first time in my life and for a lot of us. So yeah, we move on."