Jamie Carragher raves about Liverpool midfield in exclusive ECHO interview
Jamie Carragher has praised the fast starts of Liverpool's summer signings and their respective roles in reshaping Jurgen Klopp's midfield department.
After the losses of James Milner, Jordan Henderson, Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain came the additions of Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Ryan Gravenberch and Wataru Endo. A complete revamp of the midfield department undertaken at once always represented a risk, though the Reds have reaped the rewards.
Each of their new recruits have quickly adapted to their new surroundings, providing the team with a new lease of life on the back of bidding farewell to a selection of stalwarts.
Jude Bellingham was the player fans were hoping to see arriving at Anfield, though disappointment over this transfer saga has gradually dissipated as a result of Szoboszlai's stunning start to life on Merseyside. The Hungarian has only been in England a matter of weeks, though you would easily be forgiven for thinking he was a long-serving squad member.
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“Szoboszlai looks brilliant," Carragher exclusively told the ECHO. "He looks almost like one of the best players and if he wasn’t playing in a game, you would really miss him. It’s not just his creativity or his shooting ability, it is his physical impact: the pace and power he has got in terms of the ground he covers and the challenges he is involved in. If he doesn’t have his best game with the ball, he is still having a huge impact.
"There was always that balance with Liverpool and the last midfield was always talked about as being hard-working with a little bit of talent,
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