Gary Neville Slams Liverpool’s Milos Kerkez for “10-Year-Old” Performance After Man Utd Defeat
Gary Neville has singled out one Liverpool player he believes is performing “like a 10-year-old” following the Premier League champions’ 2-1 loss to Manchester United on Sunday. Bryan Mbeumo opened the scoring within two minutes, taking advantage of Alexis Mac Allister’s head injury.
Despite dominating possession and creating the majority of chances, Liverpool struggled to respond until Cody Gakpo’s 78th-minute strike brought them level. However, their revival was short-lived, as Harry Maguire rose highest from a cross in the 84th minute to secure Manchester United’s first away victory in seven months.
Liverpool’s season start has been widely scrutinized, with new signings eager to assert themselves in a squad seemingly built to challenge for all major honours. On a recent episode of The Gary Neville Podcast, recorded with Peter Drury, the former Manchester United defender singled out one Reds recruit who, in his view, is underperforming.
Neville: “Kerkez Plays Like a 10-Year-Old”
Milos Kerkez, the Hungarian left-back, received the lowest rating from Sofascore after a 90-minute outing in which he appeared uncertain both on and off the ball. While statistics show he won his only tackle, created a big chance, and succeeded in four of six duels, Neville did not hold back:
“I think the individual performances of Liverpool’s defenders were really poor, especially in decision-making. The left-back [Milos Kerkez] has not settled in… he plays like a 10-year-old left-back, he’s all over the place.”
Neville has repeatedly criticized Kerkez this season, previously likening him to a “youth team player” after Liverpool’s 2-1 loss to Chelsea, where he looked naive against Pedro Neto. After an impressive season at Bournemouth, the Hungarian now appears out of his depth as Andrew Robertson’s intended successor.
Arne Slot faces tough decisions in the coming days, with Liverpool scheduled to visit Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday before hosting Brentford next weekend. Slot seems to be overhauling the team following last season’s league title, when only minor tweaks were arguably needed.
It remains to be seen whether fan favourite Robertson can reclaim a regular starting spot. Meanwhile, the pressing question on everyone’s mind is how Liverpool can maintain a genuine title challenge as they trail leaders Arsenal by four points.
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