‘I can’t wait’: Dominik Szoboszlai hungry for Liverpool reset under Andoni Iraola

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We didn’t end up where we wanted to. I think I see in everybody’s eyes that he wants to play and, if you want to play, you have to give your best.

But everybody is on zero right now.”Liverpool have added central defender Jérémy Jacquet and the versatile forward Victor Muñoz this summer but, while they remain in pursuit of Paris Saint-Germain’s Bradley Barcola, a squad that has seen Mohamed Salah, Andy Robertson and Ibrahima Konaté depart as free agents remains light in several positions.Szoboszlai said of Liverpool’s transfer activity: “It’s not my job to tell you who we have to sign or if we have to sign someone. If they decide not to, then we have to do something special with this squad.”Liverpool’s new head coach Andoni Iraola cuts a thoughtful figure during the US pre-season tour Photograph: Geoff Stellfox/Getty ImagesThe Liverpool midfielder revealed Iraola prefers not to address his players in the immediate aftermath of a game, a trait he discovered after the pre-season friendlies against Sunderland, Wrexham and Leeds.

We have Virgil [van Dijk] as the captain, we have Ali [Alisson], we have Joe Gomez [as vice-captains], so there was no conversation at all. Whoever it’s going to be, we’re going to follow them.”The captain’s armband became an issue for Curtis Jones when Szoboszlai passed it to Kostas Tsimikas during the win over Wrexham in New York.