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He interviewed Slot and then played padel with the Liverpool boss, where the pair seemed to get along well.

Now, Lineker has revealed the player who even Slot admitted has been a surprise to him this year.

Ryan Gravenberch, moved back into a number six role, has been a revelation.



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"Those two [Gravenberch and Dominik Szoboszlai] have been terrific this season," Lineker said on the Rest Is Football podcast.

"I think probably Gravenberch has been one of the surprises of the season.

"Even Slot said he was surprised how good he was when he came in, when I spoke to him in the interview a couple of weeks ago.

Ryan Gravenberch has been a revelation for Liverpool

"After the Euros, he called me and said he wanted to give me a chance — then he said, "I want you to focus on the No.8 but I also want to see you in the No.6",' Gravenberch told the Daily Mail in October