{"id":300866,"date":"2023-12-20T21:24:50","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T21:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=300866"},"modified":"2023-12-20T21:24:50","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T21:24:50","slug":"dominik-szoboszlai-scores-cristiano-ronaldo-esque-stunner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/dominik-szoboszlai-scores-cristiano-ronaldo-esque-stunner\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominik\u00a0Szoboszlai scores &apos;Cristiano Ronaldo-esque&apos; stunner"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Dominik\u00a0Szoboszlai scores &#8216;Cristiano Ronaldo-esque&#8217; stunner against West Ham as Jamie Carragher heaps praise on the Liverpool midfielder in Carabao Cup clash<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>The Liverpool midfielder gave his side an early lead in Wednesday&#8217;s cup clash<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Jamie Carragher compared\u00a0Dominik Szoboszlai&#8217;s strike to Cristiano Ronaldo<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>FOLLOW LIVE: Liverpool v West Ham\u00a0&#8211; Carabao Cup live updates and reaction<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>REVEALED on It&#8217;s All Kicking Off: Man United&#8217;s January transfer window plans\u2026 and how the Sir Jim Ratcliffe takeover will impact them<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dominik Szoboszlai scored a stunning long-range goal to give Liverpool the lead in their Carabao Cup quarter-final clash against West Ham on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Liverpool number eight &#8211; who took on the honour of club legend Steven Gerrard&#8217;s shirt upon joining the club &#8211; smashed an effort on target that left Anfield in awe.<\/p>\n<p>Commentating on the goal for Sky Sports, former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher\u00a0hailed the strike as &#8216;Almost Cristiano Ronaldo-esque the way he hits the ball&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Szoboszlai&#8217;s goal came at a crucial time for the Hungarian who has recently suffered a dip in form since his stunning start to life in the north-west.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old received the ball from Trent Alexander-Arnold roughly 30-yards out from goal and smashed a shot goalbound that soared into the net.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/20\/20\/79188911-12887297-image-m-2_1703105385733.jpg\" height=\"519\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Dominik Szoboszlai scored a stunning long-range goal to give Liverpool the lead in their Carabao Cup quarter-final clash against West Ham\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/20\/21\/79189801-12887297-image-a-19_1703106497844.jpg\" height=\"396\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Szoboszlai scored his third goal of the season in all competitions for Liverpool on Wednesday<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Hammers goalkeeper Alphonse Areola dived to try and stop the effort but was left helplessly stretching as Szoboszlai ran off celebrating with his Liverpool team-mates.<\/p>\n<p>Carragher further beamed as he watched his former side take a deserved lead in their knockout fixture against David Moyes&#8217; side.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Liverpool deserved that. We&#8217;ve seen it once before in this competition at the Kop end against Leicester and we&#8217;ve seen it now against West Ham.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;West Ham have been poor in this first half and this sums them up. A great chance to counter-attack and hurt Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/20\/21\/79189807-12887297-image-a-20_1703106524128.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Cristiano Ronaldo has made a habit throughout his career of scoring long-range goals<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/20\/21\/79189853-12887297-image-a-21_1703106561347.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher described\u00a0Szoboszlai&#8217;s strike as\u00a0&#8216;Cristiano Ronaldo-esque&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Ben Johnson stands off maybe he&#8217;s not aware of Szoboszlai or the strengths he&#8217;s got.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Comparisons to Ronaldo come in the wake of the legendary former Real Madrid, Juventus and Man United star making a habit of scoring long-range goals throughout his career.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, with a show every Monday and Thursday this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>However, Liverpool icon Gerrard was also known for smashing in strikes from distance during his trophy-laden career at Anfield.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday&#8217;s goal was Szoboszlai&#8217;s third of the season having previously scored twice in the Premier League against Aston Villa and Sheffield United.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12887297\/Dominik-Szoboszlai-scores-Cristiano-Ronaldo-Liverpool-west-ham-carabao-cup.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dominik\u00a0Szoboszlai scores &#8216;Cristiano Ronaldo-esque&#8217; 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