As a solution to major Liverpool problem, Jürgen Klopp has already signed a player “quicker than Kylian Mbappé.”

Liverpool has already addressed a significant issue that was noted last season by opposing Premier League analysts as well as pundits like Jamie Carragher.

Darwin Nez, a striker for Liverpool, made a name for himself as one of the Premier League’s quickest players during his rookie season. There aren’t many players who can match or contain him when he’s at full force.

In fact, Nez’s top speed of 36.5 km/h in 2022–23 was the fifth-highest of any player in the top division, trailing only Kyle Walker of Manchester City (37.3 km/h), Brennan Johnson of Nottingham Forest (36.7 km/h), Mykhailo Mudryk of Chelsea (36.6 km/h), and Anthony Gordon of Newcastle (36.6 km/h).

The Uruguayan performed well in the Champions League as well, finishing in the top 20 overall and directing the Liverpool team at 35 point 4 kilometers per hour. Mohamed Salah referred to Alphonso Davies of Bayern Munich as “so fast” during that competition. Mudryk and Barcelona’s Ousmane Dembélé tied for second place at 36.66 km/h.

However, it appears that Nez may now face a fresh challenger for the title of Liverpool’s speed king. Dominik Szoboszlai, the biggest acquisition for the Reds this summer after joining from RB Leipzig for $77 million (£60 million/€70 million), finished 10th in Europe’s top club competition last season at 35 point 9 kilometers per hour. That placed him five places ahead of Kylian Mbappé of Paris-Saint-Germain (35.6 km/h) and one spot ahead of his former Red Bull Salzburg teammate Erling Haaland (35.8 km/h), who he will soon face at Manchester City.

Notably, this wasn’t a fluke either; Szoboszlai nearly cracked the top 10 in the 20/21 season when he clocked 33.3km/h, but he’s picked up some speed since then. He competed at the highest level in the Bundesliga last season, clocking 35 points per kilometers to finish in 31st place.

Top speed is a flawed metric, but it is abundantly clear at this point that Szoboszlai is quick once he gets moving. This may not have received enough attention in the weeks after his move in early July.

Liverpool had significant issues in the midfield the previous season. The Reds were frequently outpaced in the middle of the pitch in addition to being outlasted and outmuscled. One analyst at a competing Premier League team claimed that they had identified the players’ “inability to stand up physically” as a critical weakness and that the lack of speed among an aging group was a significant contributor to the issue (via The ‘i’).

Thankfully, Szoboszlai appears to be a near-perfect athlete. In addition to being extremely quick, he finished 52nd in his final Bundesliga season for distance traveled (293.6km), 28th for hard runs (2,069), and best of all, he ran the seventh-most sprints (863). It is clear why Jürgen Klopp found him to be so alluring.

Jamie Carragher, a Sky Sports pundit, claimed last year that Liverpool lacked “Klopp players” in the midfield area (via This is Anfield). However, the club has certainly responded to that claim this summer by spending a significant amount of money on a player who should be able to physically dominate many of his opponents.

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According to Alex Zinchenko, Liverpool have an attacker who is truly better than Riyad Mahrez

Arsenal defender Oleksandr Zinchenko has named Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah as his toughest opponent ever.

Zinchenko has struggled quite a bit with Salah over the years, both at Manchester City and now at Arsenal. The Ukrainian mainly plays at left-back and has often been used directly against Mo.

When asked by Rio Ferdinand on his YouTube channel FIVE what is the toughest player he has ever played against, Zinchenko’s response was perhaps unsurprising.

“I think it’s salah, I think it’s salah,” the 26-year-old replied. “With all due respect to others, including Riyad [Mahrez] because I played against him at Leicester. He is [Salah] an absolutely explosive and unstoppable fuller.

“What Liverpool did so well, especially when [Gini] Wijnaldum was there, because Wijnaldum is more box-to-box. Community Shield game against Liverpool [in 2019], penalties, we won that game. Mikel [ Arteta] was still there and I went into the dressing room at half time and said, ‘Mikel, what am I supposed to do with this?

“‘[Virgil] Van Dijk on the ball, plays left with right foot, no pressure, strikes first, Wijnaldum runs behind me and [Nicolas] Otamendi, I have to protect inside, Salah sinks, the ball at his feet and distance between me and Salah, 50 meters. Imagine his pace against me, I’m done. What should I do, there were about five balls like that in a row.

“He said: ‘The only way is to ask Raz (Sterling), who was playing on the left, to go a little further to leave Trent. “Staying with Salah is a big gap for Wijnaldum. And if Mo puts the ball at his feet and picks up the pace…it’s impossible, impossible.”

Zinchenko pays tribute to Salah

Anyone who has ever seen Zinchenko take on Salah knows exactly what the Arsenal man is talking about here.

Whenever Pep Guardiola decided to use the Ukraine international against the Reds, it was always good news. He just didn’t know how to behave around Mo.

It’s no news that the Egyptian King of Liverpool is one of the toughest players of this generation. His records speak for themselves and regardless of his age, he always seems to be one step ahead of his opponents.

Still, Salah often doesn’t get the recognition he deserves in the world of football. So it’s nice to hear that he does his duty from time to time.

It’s also interesting to hear Zinchenko talk about the role Wijnaldum played in making Salah a tougher proposition. Gini was another whose hard work often went unnoticed, but that only underlines that he was absolutely crucial to everything Liverpool did.

Two years after his departure, the Reds may still need to replace him. New signing Alexis Mac Allister appears to be closest to that goal, but it’s still early days for him.

With Liverpool giving off some negativity due to a lack of transfer deals, it’s nice to think back on those happy days. Of course, Zinchenko has yet to face Salah and you can bet Mo will find out. Next time might be the hardest for Alex.