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Harvey Elliott on life in midfield, Dominik Szoboszlai & always demanding more

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Liverpool’s midfield rebuild was one of the biggest topics of the summer transfer window. Out went Jordan Henderson and Fabinho, and in their place came Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Ryan Gravenberch and Wataru Endo to form what has affectionately become known as ‘Liverpool 2.0’. Of the new quartet, it’s Szoboszlai who has attracted the most attention from fans. The Hungarian maestro, a £60m signing from RB Leipzig, has won over supporters with his keen eye for a pass and a penchant for a strike from range. "He's obviously world class and still so young as well," teammate Harvey Elliott tells 90min . "Hopefully he's going to be here for many, many seasons, as well as the other signings as well. Obviously he's probably getting all the headlines but everyone's come in, fitted into the team very well and showcased their talent.  "To have these players coming in, it's always a positive boost for us. It keeps relationships healthy, getting ...

Liverpool handed major boost as midfielder makes injury comeback

Liverpool have been strengthened by the return of Stefan Bajcetic to com Pet itive action. The highly-rated defensive midfielder came off the bench for the last 25 minutes of Spain's Under-21s 6-0 win at Malta in European Championships qualifying on Friday evening. Bajcetic, who turns 19 in October, enjoyed a breakthrough 2022/23 season at Liverpool despite some of the team's more senior midfield ers struggling. His campaign was cut short in March after suffering a tear in his abductor muscle, only recently returning to Liverpool's matchday squads. Bajcetic was an unused substitute in the Reds' last three Game s prior to the September internationals. Interestingly, Bajcetic's return with Spain U21s came in an unfamiliar role, playing the latter stages of their victory as a centre-back. READ THE LATEST LIVERPOOL NEWS, TRANSFER RUMOURS & GOSSIP feed In a recent interview published in Liverpool's matchday programme, Bajcetic insisted he is willing to play in an...