Dominik Szoboszlai has revealed the secret to his Liverpool midfield partnership with Alexis Mac Allister.
Both midfielders started a third successive game together to help Andoni Iraola seal a winning start on his maiden Champions League outing against Atletico Madrid.
Szoboszlai drew the Reds level in Wednesday’s first half before Mac Allister wrapped up maximum points with a well-struck effort from outside the penalty area.
And the Hungary international has lifted the lid on the key to his success alongside the World Cup winner being an innate understanding between them on the pitch.
“I’ve said it many times, I love to play with Macca,” said Szoboszlai.
“We know each other, without actually talking when you look at someone and he knows what you want to do and I know exactly what he wants to do.
“I think that helps the team as well. It’s the manager’s decision who will play the next games and I think everyone is ready to compete with each other.
“But we have to become a family.”
He added: “The guys play who the manager puts in at the end of the day. It’s not our decision.
“I like to play with Ryan [Gravenberch], I like to play with Flo [Wirtz], I like to play with Wata [Endo], I like to play with Trey [Nyoni].
“I like to play with everyone and probably they like to play with each other and like to play with me – hopefully.
“At the end we need everybody because the season is long and we are in all competitions and we want to be in all competitions until the end.”
Szoboszlai was named joint vice-captain alongside Alisson and Joe Gomez following the departures of Andy Robertson and Mohamed Salah this summer.
He said: “It was a nice feeling, a proud moment for me, even though we have three vice-captains there were not so many vice-captains in [the history of] Liverpool FC so I take that, I take the responsibility for that as well.
“I’m trying to show it on the pitch every time, off the pitch as well, trying to become even more a leader after last season.
“That’s my plan for the upcoming years.”