Dominik Szoboszlai overtakes Sadio Mane in record books after Liverpool announcement
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Dominik Szoboszlai has stepped up at Liverpool during what has been a difficult 2025/26 season across the board.Klopp predicted big things for Szoboszlai when he first arrived at Anfield, and the midfielder has begun to live up to those expectations this term.As his solid season continues, Liverpool have now announced that he has been named the Men’s Player of the Month for March. Who should Slot start up front against Crystal Palace? 🤔 Credit: James Gill/Danehouse/Michael Driver/MI News/NurPhoto/Getty Images Dominik Szoboszlai has more Player of the Month awards than Sadio ManeSzoboszlai scored twice in March, including an impressive effort in the clash with Tottenham Hotspur.It means the Hungarian has now picked up the Liverpool POTM award on a staggering five occasions this season already:March: Dominik SzoboszlaiFebruary: Dominik SzoboszlaiJanuary: Florian WirtzDecember: Hugo EkitikeNovember: Dominik SzoboszlaiOctober: Dominik SzoboszlaiSeptember: Federico ChiesaAugust: Dominik SzoboszlaiSzoboszlai has now become just the third Reds star in the last 15 years to win the award at least five times in one season.Philippe Coutinho did so on five occasions back in 2014/15 shortly before he left for FC Barcelona.As expected, Mohamed Salah has won the most awards in a single campaign, notching seven during the 2017/18 campaign.Liverpool’s latest announcement also means that the former Leipzig man has clinched a total of seven POTM trophies since he moved to Anfield, overtaking Sadio Mane in the record books (6).Who has been Liverpool’s best player this season?Amid his impressive campaign, Szoboszlai has been called Liverpool’s best player by Jamie Carragher, who said in March: “Liverpool find themselves 1-0 in front thanks to their best player by a million miles this season, Dominik Szoboszlai.”Micah Richards and Steven Gerrard also gave the same verdict on the Liverpool midfielder earlier in the campaign.Richards stated: “Szoboszlai has probably been their best player this season anyway.
One thing you can count on him with is his energy, the tenacity in midfield as well.”Gerrard commented: “He has been Liverpool’s best player, he’s been the most consistent player.“He’s improved from last season, which is a huge bonus for Liverpool fans. He’s got everything.”It’s hard to think of another player who has been as consistent as Szoboszlai.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox