Szoboszlai is Gerrard reincarnate as Liverpool thrash Galatasaray
Dominik Szoboszlai produced a powerhouse performance - Adam Vaughan/Shutterstock Steven Gerrard was watching from the television studio in the corner of Anfield and he would have approved of this. Dominik Szoboszlai, wearing the No 8 like Gerrard, drove Liverpool forward from central midfield as they booked their place in the Champions League quarter-final. It was Szoboszlai who urged fans this week to stay at Anfield rather than head for the pub when the going gets tough.
He did his best here to make sure there was none of the restlessness from the stands felt in recent games. The Hungary international drilled in the opening goal in the style of Gerrard. Hugo Ekitike, Ryan Gravenberch and Mohamed Salah, who also missed a penalty, then scored in the second half to set up a clash against Paris St-Germain next month.
A clever corner routine from Liverpool 🧠 Dominik Szoboszlai levels up the tie against Galatasaray 💥 📺 @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK pic. twitter. com/ZWrQFR0iWG — Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) March 18, 2026 Liverpool have turned around bigger European deficits than this but it was still a memorable night for Arne Slot, arguably his best evening of this troubled season.
It eases pressure on the Dutchman, who suggested on the eve of this match that he must have “done a lot of things wrong” for fans to turn on the team. Here, fans stayed to the end, cheering on their team as they reached this stage of the Champions League for the first time in four years. They will need to improve and raise standards further to get past PSG and avenge the defeat of last season against the French champions, who looked so potent against Chelsea this week.
But this is a chance to salvage their season after putting their top-five place at risk with recent Premier League results. The Champions League could be their saviour – like in 2005 when they finished fifth in the league – and their winter crisis will be forgotten. They at least have a chance with Szoboszlai playing in his central-midfield role, rather than helping out in other positions.
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