Liverpool stunned Arsenal to deliver an early blow in the Premier League title race on Sunday.
Despite turning in a slightly underwhelming display for the most part, the Reds turned up to win the game late on at Anfield.
After such a tactical, somewhat dour chess match for much of the game, it was always going to take something special to win it.
Thankfully for Liverpool, it came via the right boot of the brilliant Dominik Szoboszlai.
Having put in yet another superb shift at right-back, the Hungarian stepped up to swerve home a simply exquisite free-kick.
It was the cherry on the cake of what was a top display from Szoboszlai, with Gary Neville absolutely blown away by what he’d seen in front of the Kop.
Dominik Szoboszlai hailed for ‘world-class’ free-kick
Szoboszlai is unlikely to be massively keen to keep on playing at right-back for Liverpool this season.
But, however he may feel about it personally, the 24-year-old is getting his head down, getting on with it and is shining.
On top of what he’s offering in defence, Szoboszlai is still capable of providing that magic moment going forwards, too. And that’s exactly what he did, curling in a stunning effort to win the game.
“He was my man of the match before that strike, he’s been outstanding,” raved Neville.
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“He has no right to score that against Raya. look at that facial expression, he can’t believe it the Arsenal goalkeeper. This is special, it’s got everything. It’s brilliant. World-class. Cristiano Ronaldo-like.”
“You can’t look at the goalkeeper,” Neville later added. “It’s absolutely brilliant. The swerve is wicked. He’s been positive from minute one, not only his defending, he’s gone into midfield to get the ball, he’s popped up everywhere, he’s been brilliant he really has.”
Szoboszlai also earns Trent Alexander-Arnold comparison
Just before Szoboszlai buried the winning goal of the game, Neville also handed the No. 8 a perhaps slightly less favourable comparison in the eyes of Liverpool supporters.
Nevertheless, his suggestion that Szoboszlai reminded him of Trent Alexander-Arnold was a wholly positive comment after seeing the midfield spray a sensational cross-field pass.
“Szoboszlai’s pass was Trent Alexander-Arnold-like to start off that attack,” said the Man United legend.
“How many times have we seen this over the last five, six, seven years? A player in the Liverpool right-back position playing a long diagonal like that?”
It was some performance from Szoboszlai, topped off by what could be one of the goals of the season.
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