'Absolutely gobsmacked' - Danny Murphy reveals how Dominik Szoboszlai has proved him wrong at Liverpool
Former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy admits he has been left gobsmacked by Dominik Szoboszlai's impact at Anfield - and revealed the Hungarian reminds him of a young Steven Gerrard.
Szoboszlai made his Liverpool debut during the 1-1 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge earlier this month before turning out at Anfield for the first time on Saturday afternoon as Liverpool came from behind to beat Bournemouth 3-1.
The Hungarian was instrumental as the Reds rallied to victory after Antoine Semenyo opened the scoring at the Kop end after less than three minutes of action. Shortly after Luis Diaz had restored parity with an acrobatic effort, Szboszlai handed Mohamed Salah the chance to put the Reds ahead from the penalty spot when he was fouled by Bournemouth midfielder Joe Rothwell.
Szoboszlai's Anfield heroics didn't stop there either, with Liverpool's new No.8 taking the game to Bournemouth even after Alexis Mac Allister was sent off for a challenge on Ryan Christie - which was later rescinded - as his thunderbolt proved too hot for Cherries stopper Neto to handle and allowed Diogo Jota to follow up from close-range.
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Now, after just two outings for the Reds, Murphy admits he has been left gobsmacked by Szoboszlai, who he insists reminds him of a young Steven Gerrard when he saw his breakthrough to Gerard Houllier's first team in 1998.
Speaking to the ECHO, Courtesy of Full Circle with bet365, Murphy said: "I have to be perfectly honest with you, I've been absolutely gobsmacked by how good he is. So I did a bit of work on him
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