MANY Dream Team managers have been taught a harsh lesson.

Dominik Szoboszlai (£5.4m) was the most transferred-out player ahead of Gameweek 25 and Liverpool’s No8 punished those who took such action with a 10-point haul against Brighton on Saturday.

Dominik Szoboszlai celebrates scoring Liverpool's first goal while kneeling on the field.Liverpool’s best player this seasonCredit: Reuters

It’s safe to assume that he vast majority of gaffers who ditched Szoboszlai did so because they assumed he was suspended for the Reds’ only Gameweek 24 fixture.

The Hungary international was shown a straight red card against Manchester City upon VAR review in Gameweek 23 for the denial of a goalscoring opportunity.

However, he served his suspension in full three days later when Arne Slot’s side edged out Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.

Sitting out that fixture meant that not only was he was available for the Seagulls visit to Anfield, he was nicely rested and ready to play 90 minutes.

Many gaffers fell into the trap of thinking Szoboszlai’s suspension would last three games, a punishment reserved for violent conduct and dangerous fouls.

The 25-year-old’s cynical pull on Erling Haaland was a professional foul, an infringement that incurs a one-game suspension.

Liverpool's Dominik Szoboszlai fouls Manchester City's Erling Haaland during a football match.The cause of the confusionCredit: AFP

Given Szoboszlai was Dream Team’s top midfielder heading into Gameweek 24 having been in fine form throughout the campaign, there was no logical reason for him to suffer such a dramatic dip in ownership during the run-up to Friday’s deadline.

Unfortunately for those guilty of this mistake, he was not in a forgiving mood come kick-off.

Szoboszlai scored his 10th goal of the season with a typically pure strike in the 56th minute.

Add in a bonus point (his 39th in total) and he ended up claiming his 12th double-digit haul of 2025/26.

And in a low-scoring Gameweek when many of the game’s most popular players are rested or limited to brief cameos, his returns are particularly valuable.

MOST POINTS AMONG DREAM TEAM PLAYERS THIS SEASON

  • 333 pts – Erling Haaland
  • 241 pts – Dominik Szoboszlai
  • 227 pts – Jurrien Timber
  • 222 pts – Enzo Fernandez
  • 218 pts – Antoine Semenyo
  • 216 pts – Rayan Cherki
  • 216 pts – Bruno Guimaraes
  • 215 pts – Phil Foden
  • 209 pts – Joao Pedro
  • 208 pts – Morgan Rogers
Dominik Szoboszlai of Liverpool celebrates scoring their first goal.Gaffers are bringing Szoboszlai back in this weekCredit: Reuters

Predictably, Szoboszlai is already the most transferred-in player ahead of Gameweek 25, when Liverpool will face Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.

Those who ditched him before his 10-point haul won’t be making the same mistake any time soon.

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