'Worst player on the pitch' - Dominik Szoboszlai makes honest admission about Liverpool criticism

Dominik Szoboszlai has conceded he has been unable to live up to the bright start to his Liverpool career after reflecting on his first season at the club.

The Hungarian joined the Reds in a £60m move from RB Leipzig last summer and enjoyed a brilliant beginning to life at Anfield. However, a hamstring injury suffered against Newcastle United on New Year’s Day, before a subsequent recurrence, derailed his progress.

Szoboszlai returned from his latest lay-off at the start of March, only to struggle to rediscover his best form from earlier in the campaign. With a number of Jurgen Klopp’s squad guilty of the same after injury, his return has coincided with Liverpool’s title-challenge collapsing and premature exits from both the Europa League and FA Cup.

EXCLUSIVE: Fabio Carvalho on showdown talks with Jurgen Klopp and making Liverpool transfer collapse

Emre Can sends clear Liverpool message after reaching Champions League final

And the 23-year-old has admitted he might have set the bar too high for himself as he explained how he has had to adapt to Premier League football.

“This good start gave me a big boost,” Szoboszlai admitted to MLSZ TV. “Perhaps I set the bar too high, because there were certain matches in which I couldn’t bring out the best in myself.

“Or times when you don’t play well and in some people’s eyes, you’re the worst player on the pitch. But it’s not a problem, because we get through these things together.

“You’re not here to bob around in mid-table or fight to stay in the division, but to go for the Premier League title. I can only say that this (the Premier League) is quicker. Here, you don’t have as much time to think as in the Bundesliga. Here, you really need to know what you’d like to do with the