The Dominik Szoboszlai dilemma that Liverpool must solve

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“I don’t know, I didn’t see but thanks for telling me.”Nevertheless, he gestured to his ear when he scored against Tottenham. He won Liverpool’s player-of-the-year award for a campaign when he was often, and increasingly to his annoyance, at right-back.

He finished the draw with Nottingham Forest there.Szoboszlai and Florian Wirtz may end up competing for the same position (Getty) “Last week against Fulham I was a No 8,” he said. “I have been No 2 as well, I have been No 6, No 8, No 10, No 7.” The sense is that his preference is for the role reflected by his shirt number – 8 – but Szoboszlai sounded diplomatic.

“I just want to be on the pitch,” he said.Maybe, though, he is at his best in particular parts of it. “Maybe I am not at the best in the [No] 6 position because I win one of the 10 duels,” he said.