Szoboszlai backs Iraola’s intense blueprint at Liverpool: “No one can stop us if we bring it back” | OneFootball

Dominik Szoboszlai has said Andoni Iraola's style suits his game and said he wants Liverpool to rediscover their intensity this season.

Iraola arrived from Bournemouth in the summer and has overseen an unbeaten start to thePremier League campaign.

After draws with Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest, Liverpool beat Ipswich Town on Friday night to secure a first win of the season.

Szoboszlai is set to be a central figure in Iraola's regime and has been promoted into Liverpool's leadership group this season, with the Hungarian named as one of the club's vice-captains.

The 25-year-old believes Iraola's intense game plan suits his hard-running style and said he hopes Liverpool can bring back a style that instils fear into opposition teams.

“I like him, I like him a lot. Obviously I know his is a really direct playing style, intense, which I love," the midfielder said in an interview with Steven Gerrard forTNT Sports.

“This is what we missed last season. If we can bring this intensity back and [show] that we want it more than the others, we have the quality – and this together, no-one can stop us.

“Obviously I spoke to Milos [Kerkez] – obviously he had him at Bournemouth so I was expecting, actually, this because he said, ‘We are going to go, we run, all in, one-v-one if needed,’ and that is what I like. I want to go and we shouldn’t be scared of anyone.

“As Liverpool FC, we should focus on what the other teams do but they should focus more on what we are doing. So, let’s make something perfect and then let’s see.

“Let them think, ‘Oh, what are we going to do now Liverpool is coming?’”

On his role as a leader in the squad, Szoboszlai said he wants to lead by example at Anfield.

“I try to give every day my best, in every game, in every training session. Sometimes I’m maybe not speaking as much in the changing room – for this we have other types of players, like Virgil, Joey, Ali, they are even more senior.

“Yes [I try to lead by example]. I can also speak… I think you need both, but I would rather speak on the pitch, how I do and what I do.”