In the opening round of the new Premier League season, Liverpool drew 2-2 with Newcastle, with Dominic Szoboszlai, Liverpool's midfielder who scored the penalty to level the match, giving an interview to NBC Sports after the game.

Are you satisfied with earning one point, or disappointed not to have won this match?

I'm disappointed we didn't win this match. Although we were fortunate to get the penalty, yes, I'm happy I could convert it into a goal, but in my opinion, I think we should have gotten more from this match. I think we could have played better in the second half. In the first half, I thought we played quite well. But this is the first game, we got one point, and now we'll move on.

Dominic, with Mohamed Salah gone and of course Virgil van Dijk getting older, the leadership role will change. I've watched you play and said I think you're the leader and future captain of Liverpool FC. With a new head coach arriving, how much pressure do you feel to communicate the coach's intentions to the other players?

Thank you. This is a new coach, and clearly everyone is motivated. I think it's natural to want to show him you want to be part of this team, part of the real players, and of course one of the leaders. When I joined Liverpool, that was my whole plan—to be a key player and perform at my best. If you train hard, if you do everything right every day, the rewards come naturally. You get back what you put in. So I continue to work hard for that every day. Obviously we still have Virgil van Dijk. Even though he's 34 or 35 now, I think he's still one of the best centre-backs in the world. So being in the dressing room with him is fantastic, and let's see what the future brings.

And the head coach—is there a difference? How different are his coaching methods and training approach from Arne Slot's?

Since I started playing, I've never discussed the differences between the two head coaches. I have great respect for Jürgen Klopp. I also have great respect for Arne Slot. And I like Andoni Iraola as well. So for me, if you're the head coach of Liverpool, you have to be very good. Obviously they have different philosophies. He'll emphasize a more direct style of play, one-on-one battles as much as possible on the pitch, fighting until the final whistle and never giving up. This is what represents Liverpool FC. So I'm very happy he's here, and I'll give everything.

Dominic, when the team loses a player like Mohamed Salah who scores so many goals, that means everyone has to take on more responsibility, doesn't it?

Yes, absolutely. Even Mohamed Salah's worst Premier League season probably still had 30 goals. That tells you everything. So we have to step up. Everyone needs to take on more responsibility in terms of goals and assists. Hopefully we can do that. We have incredible attacking players like Alex Isak and Hugo Ekitiké—hopefully he'll be back soon—and we also have wingers and midfielders. And clearly now in defence we have Jeremie Frimpong, Ronald Araujo, and Virgil van Dijk who are great at pushing forward. So we have an excellent team, and the future is bright.

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