'You get so much more out of Szoboszlai in the centre of the park'

[Getty Images] Former Premier League goalkeeper Paul Robinson has praised Dominik Szoboszlai for "starting on the front foot" and "setting the tempo" as Liverpool began their Champions League campaign with a win over Atletico Madrid . The 25-year-old equalised for the Reds in the 40th minutes with a "really clever" finish past goalkeeper Jan Oblak. "He is such a big asset when he is playing in midfield," Robinson said on BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast. "He played a lot of last season at right-back, for whatever reason, but you get so much more out of him in the centre of the park. "He has a great engine. He gets up there and reads the game so well. He started the game on the front foot and he set the tempo from kick-off. "When we talk about turning defence into attack, he does that extremely quickly." BBC Radio 5 Live commentator Alistair Bruce-Ball added: "He is just so good at getting on the ball and making things happen. He can score all sorts of different goals. "When we think of him, his dead-ball striking, free kicks and long-range hits come to mind, but I actually thought his finish against Atletico Madrid was really clever. "He reacted well to Ronald Araujo's flick, it ended up sort of between his feet, he just gently touched it with his left foot and just swept it beyond Jan Oblak to find the bottom corner. "He has been putting in these kinds of performances for Liverpool for quite a while now - and he is going to be a key man this season." Listen to Football Daily on BBC Sounds