Arne Slot responded to Mohamed Salah claiming that Dominik Szoboszlai is one of the best players in the world at the moment
Arne Slot was delighted with his side's win
Arne Slot was delighted with his side's win(Image: Getty Images)
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Arne Slot agreed with Mohamed Salah’s view that Dominik Szoboszlai is one of the best players in the world right now.
The Liverpool midfielder was again on target as his side booked their place in the fifth round of the FA Cup with a 3-0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion at Anfield.
Szoboszlai now has 10 goals for the season, and speaking in the immediate aftermath of the win, Salah was asked if Liverpool can win the cup, to which he declared: "It's going to depend on his [Dominik Szoboszlai] performances.
“He is one of the best players in the world right now. It's good for everyone and I hope we can do it again."
Asked if he agreed with his forward, Slot replied: “I think there are a lot of very good to elite football players in the world, but I definitely agree with Mo that Dom is one of them.”
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Slot also believes Szoboszlai is a great example of the transfer model that the Anfield club are trying to follow.
First, addressing the midfielder adding more goals to his game, Slot said: “When said that, I maybe had to add that you need to run a lot if you play in the midfield for Liverpool.
“But I think what I meant was, as a No.10, you need to produce goals. He hasn’t always played in the No.10 position but is producing more and more goals.”
Before he added: “Dominik is a great example of the model we are using at this club. We sign young players from another league, this situation Leipzig, where he was already known as a player for being really physical, but I think it’s fair for me to say the player we brought in was already good, but where is he now? He is much better than where he was two-and-a-half years ago.
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“That is what you get if you sign young players, give them a bit of time and let them play a lot. That’s why the trajectory he has been through can be the same trajectory from other players we have signed from other leagues.
“You can already see their progress, but I’ve said many times that next season, at the end of the season or in two seasons, players like Hugo (Ekitike) and Florian (Wirtz), because these are two that come from the Bundesliga, will be better than they are now because they’re already good players for us.”
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