Steven Gerrard urges Arne Slot to keep Dominik Szoboszlai in his ‘proper position’ for Liverpool

Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has urged Arne Slot to keep Dominik Szoboszlai in his “proper position” after the midfielder kick-started the Champions League win over Galatasaray.

“I like his mentality. He’s evolved and he’s grown a lot since he’s become a Liverpool player,” said Gerrard on TNT Sports. “We [Liverpool] obviously signed a big talent.

“He’s in the prime years of his career. I think Liverpool are going to see the best of him. I hope he stays around for a long time because I think there’s a potential captain in there.

“I still think there’s another level to him as well. I can see him potentially getting more goals, if he can have a consistent run in that 8/10 position. You can see it tonight; he could have had a hat-trick.

People are going away now talking about his performance because he’s exciting and he’s entertaining, but he’s in his proper position. Keep him in his proper position. Let him flourish.”

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Jamie Braidwood19 March 2026 09:01

How Mohamed Salah and a tactical tweak breathed life back into Liverpool’s campaign

There may not be too many ways in which this season is better than last for Liverpool but Arne Slot can at least point to a significant one. Liverpool have gone further in the Champions League, and this was progress in more ways than one.

A quarter-final was booked in emphatic and entertaining fashion. The boos that greeted the final whistle against Tottenham on Sunday were replaced by cheers, the lethargy with which Liverpool have played too often giving way to an energy and intensity. This was frenzied and fast, players and crowd feeding off each other. “There was a great dynamic between the players and fans,” said Slot. “Almost a perfect game.”

Richard Jolly19 March 2026 08:29

Liverpool dates for Paris Saint-Germain quarter-final confirmed

Liverpool will go to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday 8 April, before hosting the Champions league holders on Tuesday 14 April.

Their fixtures before and after the first and second legs are as follows.

Sat 4 April: vs Man City (A) – FA Cup Wed 8 April: vs PSG (A) – Champions League Sat 11 April: vs Fulham (H) – Premier League Tue 14 April: vs PSG (H) – Champions League

Jamie Braidwood19 March 2026 07:59

Arne Slot looks forward to PSG rematch in Champions League

Liverpool lost on penalties to Paris Saint-Germain in last season’s Champions League last-16, with the French side going on to win the European Cup for the first time.

And Slot said he is looking forward to welcoming the PSG to Anfield again, as well as another trip to the Parc des Princes after last season’s 1-0 win.

“If you go to the latter stages of the Champions League, you know one thing for sure: that you’re going to face Paris Saint-Germain because it is an incredible team.

“We’ve experienced that last season when we faced them. Away from home, a very, very difficult game and here at Anfield… I said tonight we played a perfect game and here at Anfield we played also a fantastic game [against PSG].

“I’ve said a lot of times how great of a match that was, the best game I’ve managed in my career – maybe not in the result, but how football should be played.

“Both teams just playing football, just wanting to enjoy the fans, to entertain the fans. We were the only team that brought them to extra-time, the only team that brought them to penalties, but that team has shown this season that they haven’t dropped a level.”

Jamie Braidwood19 March 2026 07:44

Arne Slot hails Mohamed Salah’s second-half performance

“It says a lot about him that after you miss a penalty just before half-time as that can sometimes be hard for an individual or for a team.

“We have had a lot of setbacks this season, a lot of first halves or second halves where we have created chance after chance after chance without doing justice to how we have performed – so not scoring.

“And then Mo and the team came out in the second half the way they did; he assisted Hugo, a great assist, and then scored a trademark goal that he has scored so many times in this stadium and for this club, cutting inside, finding the corner.

“So that tells you a lot about his mental strength but definitely also of the team, because adversity is something we can definitely talk about in this season.”

Jamie Braidwood19 March 2026 07:29

Arne Slot offers injury update after Mohamed Salah substitution

Arne Slot praised Mohamed Salah’s mentality but confirmed that Liverpool will have to check on his fitness before Saturday’s trip to Brighton.

The Egyptian looked back to his best in the second half of last night’s 4-0 win over Galatasaray but raised concerns when he asked to be brought off.

“Injury-wise, he was asking for a substitution, not because he thought he had scored enough, but that he felt something, so let’s see where he is for the weekend,” Slot said.

(Peter Byrne/PA Wire)

Jamie Braidwood19 March 2026 07:14

Arne Slot hails Mohamed Salah mentality after brilliant response to penalty miss

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot praised the mentality of Mohamed Salah after the forward responded to missing a penalty with an inspired second-half performance in the 4-0 Champions League win over Galatasaray.

The Egypt international, who has had well-publicised issues with the Reds boss, is having his worst season at the club and it seemed his luck was not going to change when he saw Ugurcan Cakir saved his unconvincing spot-kick just before the break after Dominik Szoboszlai had given them the lead.

But the 33-year-old moved up a gear after the break, providing the assist for Hugo Ekitike’s important second goal with the rebound from his half-volley dispatched by Ryan Gravenberch.

Harry Latham-Coyle19 March 2026 07:00

Steven Gerrard tips Dominik Szoboszlai as future Liverpool captain

“I like his mentality. He’s evolved and he’s grown a lot since he’s become a Liverpool player,” said Gerrard on TNT Sports. “We [Liverpool] obviously signed a big talent.

“He’s in the prime years of his career. I think Liverpool are going to see the best of him. I hope he stays around for a long time because I think there’s a potential captain in there. The way he’s playing and his consistency and his mentality, you can hear it in his voice. He’s straight on to the next game, talking about Brighton. I love that about him. He’s flying at the moment. He’s full of confidence. He’s got everything going for him. He’s just got to maintain it and stay healthy.”

Harry Latham-Coyle19 March 2026 06:00

Champions League quarter-finals

First legs

Sporting Lisbon vs Arsenal

Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich

Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid

Paris Saint-Germain vs Liverpool

Second legs

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona

Arsenal vs Sporting Lisbon

Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid

Harry Latham-Coyle19 March 2026 04:30

Champions League quarter-finals confirmed as Liverpool face PSG in huge clash

Harry Latham-Coyle19 March 2026 03:30