Alan Shearer says £120k-a-week Liverpool player was ‘all over the park’ v AC Milan

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Liverpool made amends for their shock Premier League defeat at the weekend by recording a superb comeback victory in their Champions League opener.

The Reds fluffed their lines in their 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest at Anfield, and it looked like they were set for more of the same against AC Milan.

Liverpool conceded after just three minutes, as Christian Pulisic sprinted unchallenged towards Alisson Becker’s goal and fired a low drive into the far corner.

However, Arne Slot’s charges found their feet and eventually found a much-needed equaliser against the Rossoneri.

In the 23rd minute, Trent Alexander-Arnold whipped in a cross which Ibrahima Konate nodded home from just six yards out.

Liverpool continued to threaten, with Mohamed Salah striking the woodwork twice in the first half.

Eventually, the Reds’ pressure paid off as Virgil van Dijk headed home against a static Milan defence just before the break.

Although Milan fought back, they couldn’t find an equaliser, and Liverpool eventually got a third, Dominik Szoboszlai converting with a simple finish on 67 minutes.

Alan Shearer says Dominik Szoboszlai was ‘all over the park’ for Liverpool

Plenty of Liverpool players stood out, with the midfield doing especially well, and Alan Shearer declared his “pick of the bunch” after the match.

The Premier League legend told Amazon Sport (17/9/2024, 10:25pm) that Szoboszlai was everywhere on the San Siro pitch.

Shearer liked how the £120,000-a-week ace chipped in at the back, pushed forward – as per his goal – and obviously shone in the middle of the park.

“I thought the midfield three worked really, really well, but he was the pick of the bunch,” said Shearer.

“He was all over the park. Whenever he had to defend, help his defenders out, he was willing to do that.

“You saw with his goal, whenever he had to attack, which he did on several occasions, that he was more than willing to get in there and he finished it off really, really well.”

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How did the media rate Szoboszlai’s display?

The Liverpool Echo gave Szoboszlai a rating of 7 out of 10 for his performance in Italy.

‘Pressed and passed well but was on the periphery of the game but took his goal well from Gakpo’s superb run,’ they wrote.

‘Slot asked for more goals on Monday so this was a very good start.’

Likewise, Liverpool World gave him a 7 out of 10 for his efforts.

‘It was lining up to be another difficult evening for the Hungarian, struggling to impact the game in an attacking sense once again,’ they wrote.

‘But his second-half strike killed the game and it could be the springboard he needs.’