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Szoboszlai and the best players who have worn the 8 in Liverpool

Szoboszlai and the difficult legacy he chose with his number 

By Charles Cornwall

Szoboszlai and the difficult legacy he chose with his number 
Szoboszlai and the difficult legacy he chose with his number 

This season Dominik Szoboszlai is giving great games, demonstrating the reason for his value, since he has been a determining player for Klopp's team, he can have great stability, being a player who helps both in defensive tasks, recovering balls and generating great opportunities , continuing a string of great players with number 8 being a worthy heir to Steven Gerrard.

But in addition to Dominik who has worn this great number in the Reds, and the most remembered and who will start with the weight of this number, is the eternal captain, Steven Gerrard, with a great career giving this number great weight within the club , undoubtedly the best 8 of the Reds in the last 20 years, but before him who was a worthy bearer of this number.

Other great players who wore the number eight number before Gerrard was the Danish Jan Mölby, who in 10 years with the Reds won several titles with the Reds, winning the Premier League three times giving great weight to this number. Another great player who used this number was the unforgettable Steve McManaman, although he is best remembered for wearing the number 7 number at the end of the 90s, at the beginning of his career with the Reds he used number 8, having a good career with the Reds. Reds, won a league cup and an FA Cup.

Not all are worthy bearers of this number

However, not all the players who have chosen the number 8 number have done things well, with fewer players having a bad step with this number, without a doubt the most recent and most remembered as a bad heir to this number has been Naby Keita who, although he did not have a bad time with the Reds, was not worthy of carrying this number with great weight, and even less after having been the wearer of number 8 after the departure of Steven Gerrard, being the worst number 8 wearer of the last years.


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