Dominik Szoboszlai was on track for Player of the Match status even before his sensational free kick lifted Liverpool to a 1-0 win over Arsenal at Anfield on Sunday.

“Since we started the season we practiced some free kicks,” Szoboszlai. “It did feel a bit farther but I wanted to take a risk. I was confident in myself and I tried it. Finally.”

Why finally?

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To hear Szoboszlai say it, the goal was a long time coming thanks to a superstar former teammate keeping set-piece opportunities quite limited the last few seasons.

This time, without Trent Alexander-Arnold to lord over a far-out free kick, Szoboszlai smashed it.

“I should mention Trent was taking the free kicks and he has an unbelievable shot but I finally got to do it,” Szob

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