Liverpool takes on Nottingham Forest on Sunday, and will come up against a player Reds legend Jamie Carragher has already claimed might be better than Dominik Szoboszlai
James Findlater Content Editor
11:40, 22 Feb 2026
Jamie Carragher suggested a Nottingham Forest player was better than Dominik Szoboszlai(Image: The Overlap)
Dominik Szoboszlai is pretty universally agreed to have been Liverpool’s player of the season so far – but the Reds will come up against a player that Jamie Carragher claims is even better on Sunday.
Szoboszlai has been earning plaudits throughout the season for his performances, despite the rest of his teammates struggling in what has been a disappointing campaign for the Reds.
The midfielder sits behind only Hugo Ekitike as Liverpool’s top scorer this season, having grabbed 10 goals so far, including spectacular free-kicks against Manchester City and Arsenal as he’s emerged as his side’s new set-piece specialist following Trent Alexander-Arnold’s departure.
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Despite earning so much praise, it seems not everyone is all that convinced, and Reds legend Carragher has actually been one of Szoboszlai’s biggest critics over the past year or so.
The former defender has previously admitted to not being the Hungarian’s “biggest fan,” having bemoaned his goals return last season – Szoboszlai has already beaten his 2024/25 tally of eight.
Not only that, but Carragher also suggested his old club should sign Morgan Gibbs-White, having claimed the Nottingham Forest star was a better player than Szoboszlai.
Jamie Carragher has previously claimed Morgan Gibbs-White is better than Dominik Szoboszlai(Image: Ahmet Okatali/Anadolu via Getty Images)
“I’ve been watching Morgan Gibbs-White now for probably 18 months in the Premier League and I’m convinced he can play for one of the top teams,” Carragher told The Overlap US: It’s Called Soccer podcast last year.
“I look at him in that number 10 position, he’s got goals, he’s got energy, he’s quick, he gets on the ball and I think that lad has got a lot going for him and obviously he’s going to get a move.
“Obviously the point being that he’s one that Thomas Tuchel has got to be looking to get in the England squad.
“It will be difficult for him to play because of the players that you have in that position but I think, look I say he’s going to play for one of the top teams but Forest are that at the minute, I’m going to get slaughtered here aren’t I, but what I mean is that I could see him, I think he’s as good as Szoboszlai, if not better, in that number 10 position. I think he’s brilliant.”
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Szoboszlai and Gibbs-White are likely to come head-to-head today as Liverpool takes on Forest, although what position the former takes up is anyone’s guess, having had to fill in across multiple roles for Arne Slot this season.
That makes Szoboszlai’s tally of 10 goals and seven assists all the more impressive this season, and it means he sits ahead of Gibbs-White on eight goals and five assists, although the Forest star is ahead when it comes to the Premier League, having scored six goals to Szoboszlai’s four.
Liverpool.com says: Carragher’s criticism of Szoboszlai has been a little strange at times, but surely even he can admit that the Hungarian has been the Reds’ standout player this season, and you’d do well to find any Liverpool fans who would trade him for Gibbs-White right now.