He is widely regarded as Liverpool’s player of the season. Dominik Szoboszlai The player was spotted on Monday apologizing to the club’s supporters for what he described as a “misunderstanding”.
The midfielder has been in outstanding form during a difficult season for Liverpool, scoring 12 goals, including stunning goals against Arsenal and Manchester City.
However, his reaction after that was Lost 4-0 to City in the FA Cup This month, his image of him shrugging his shoulders, raising his arms and applauding away fans was interpreted by some as ironic when video footage was shared on social media.
He was ushered out by teammate Federico Chiesa as boos rang out from the away side of the Etihad Stadium.
ahead of tuesday Champions League Quarterfinals In the second leg against Paris Saint-Germain, Szoboszlai tried to set the record straight.
“Maybe it was a misunderstanding between me and the fans,” he said. “I didn’t mean it in a bad way, I know what the fans mean to this club and what the club means to the fans.
“We will do our best for our fans, just as they do for us. I apologize if I misunderstood. I’m not feeling better than them. I feel exactly the same as them. I’m with them, we’re with them, and hopefully they’re with us.”
Liverpool won 2-0 After the first leg in Paris, they will be hoping for a famous comeback against the defending European champions.
In the 2019 semi-finals, the Merseyside club defeated Barcelona 4-0 at Anfield after losing 3-0 in the first leg.
Similar heroics will be needed against PSG, who completely dominated the first leg in Paris last week.
“There is a belief that we can do something special tomorrow, but to achieve that we need to be very, very, very special tomorrow because we are playing against the European champions,” said manager Arne Slott. “We know we need an exceptional performance to advance to the next round.”
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