Have Liverpool found their new Steven Gerrard?

Liverpool's new number eight Dominik Soboslay has made an impressive start to his career at Anfield and has become a fan favorite on the Merseyside just a month into the new season. Jurgen Klopp himself admitted after the turnaround in the game with Wolverhampton that the Hungarian captain already has a huge influence in this Reds squad. Sobo, as the fans call him, was named Man of the Match against Bournemouth and Aston Villa, and against Wolves, Jurgen Klopp changed his assignment in the second half and it proved to be the key to Liverpool's turnaround.

Impressively, Soboslay looks equally good and useful offensively, thanks to his great dribbling and speed, as well as in the defensive part of the game, where he has a high number of possessions and tackles won. His accurate passing statistics are also extremely good, so he becomes the versatile midfielder who can operate quite skillfully from one penalty area to the other, or as these players are called in England Box-to-Box midfielder. One of the best examples of this type of football player is Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard.

How are these statements confirmed by Soboslay's statistics? According to the Wyscout platform, the Hungarian's overall pass success rate in his five Premier League games since the start of the season is 87.2%, with the home games against Bournemouth and Aston Villa above 90%. The accuracy of long passes is 62.5% (100% against Aston Villa) and of successful dribbles – 77.8% (also 100% against Aston Villa). The percentage of single combats won is 56.2%, and aerial fights – 60%. In addition, Soboslay averaged 3.69 interceptions per game.

Here's how Soboslay was able to change his game to be extremely useful in the aforementioned clash with Wolverhampton, in which Klopp replaced McAllister with Luis Diaz at the break, and the Hungarian was dropped well back and although he couldn't help with his dribbling , was very helpful with winning duels and game organization. In another statistic, in his first five games this season, Soboslay has won 30 more fights than former captain Jordan Henderson's first five fights at the start of last campaign. The Hungarian's energy, dedication and hard work also show that Jurgen Klopp's decision to spend £60m on this player was more than a good one.