Liverpool fans declare Dominik Szoboszlai a 'Steven Gerrard regen'

Liverpool fans have believe they have found the perfect player to finally fill Steven Gerrard's number eight shirt in Dominik Szoboszlai, after his Carabao Cup stunner against Leicester.

The Hungarian hit a stunning strike as the Reds came from behind once again to beat the Foxes 3-1 at Anfield and book their place in the competition's fourth round.

All the talk after the match was about Szoboszlai's goal of the season contender, as he rifled in a shot from just outside the box that crashed into the net off the underside of the bar.

It was the 22-year-old's second goal in Liverpool colours, following his move from RB Leipzig in the summer, and it brought comparisons to one of the club's greatest ever number eights, in Steven Gerrard.

Fans took to social media to praise the midfielder and to suggest they had finally found an heir to the former Liverpool captain.

'Ladies and Gentlemen. We found him. We found the Gerrard Regen' one post read as they added a side-by-side image of the two players in similar celebrating stance.

Another fan echoed the same sentiment by posting matching images of Szobozslai and Gerrard shaping to shoot, alongside the caption 'We have our own Gerrard regen.'

The same theme continued with another post reading: 'I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Szoboszlai is Gerrard’s regen.'

Others got all emotional at the thought of a seeing a player show the same qualities as Gerrard did as a Liverpool player and posted a hilarious GIF of a Pep Guardiola full of emotion with the statement 'We have our Steven Gerrard back.'

Some went even further with their praise for the Hungarian, suggesting that not only does he share the same attributes as Gerrard but that he'll be one day spoken about in the same