Mohamed Salah has long been known as the hardest worker in the Liverpool dressing room.
Even as he moves into his mid-thirties, he’s still in remarkable shape. His commitment to staying fit hasn’t wavered, and his discipline is second to none.
Conor Bradley recently mentioned that Salah is still the first to arrive at the AXA Training Centre each morning, something that hasn’t changed over the years.
Over his eight seasons with Liverpool, similar stories have surfaced repeatedly. The only player who ever came close to matching his gym habits was Sadio Mane.
This season though, Dominik Szoboszlai has stepped up into a bigger role for Liverpool. Alongside Milos Kerkez, he’s started giving Salah some real competition over who gets in first each day.
Szoboszlai and Kerkez seen getting in early for training
There’s a growing sense that this might be the season when Salah’s influence at Liverpool starts to fade.
But that’s part of football, and there’s always someone ready to step up. This time, it looks like Szoboszlai is filling that role.
It helps that the two are close. According to The Times, some of Salah’s habits are starting to rub off on the younger player.
The report says that Szoboszlai, Salah, and Kerkez are now often among the first three players at training each day.
They’re also said to spend a lot of time together off the pitch as well, regularly seen at the training ground’s coffee bar or having meals at each other’s homes.
Kerkez’s hard work is paying off
Szoboszlai has been noted for his physical presence since he joined Liverpool, though there were early suggestions that he was hesitant to fully commit to the gym routines. Now, it seems he’s taken those demands seriously, and the results are starting to show.
The same can be said for Kerkez. He’s been throwing himself into training as he looks to settle in at Anfield.
He’s a determined player and clearly wants to establish himself after a tough beginning to life at Liverpool.
With two strong examples in Szoboszlai and Salah, Kerkez has a solid path to follow. And while Salah’s influence on the pitch may be fading, his presence in training is still being felt — even if others are starting to step up alongside him.
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