Milos Kerkez has admitted he’s ‘nonetheless not glad’ with the beginning he’s made to his Liverpool profession regardless of claiming he has ‘improved in a variety of areas’ in current weeks.
The Hungarian, who joined the Premier League champions from Bournemouth in the summertime, has struggled for kind and consistency in the course of the first half of the marketing campaign however has confirmed in current weeks why the Reds have been so desirous to seize his signature.
Kerkez is now beginning to have extra of an impression on the sport in an attacking sense for Arne Slot’s aspect and the risk he poses going ahead is the rationale why the Anfield-based outfit have been so desirous to win the race for his providers.
The 22-year-old, who’s prone to be within the beginning XI in opposition to Marseille within the Champions League tomorrow, has spoken actually about his begin to life on Merseyside in quotes relayed by @LewisSteele_ on X:
Milos Kerkez: “I feel each participant wants time to adapt as a result of we’re on the largest membership on the planet. I bought assist from everybody. Within the final month or so I feel I’ve improved in a variety of areas however I’m nonetheless not glad and I would like extra.”
— Lewis Steele (@LewisSteele_) January 20, 2026
Andy Roberton is enjoying second fiddle at current
Whereas Kerkez was closing in on his £40m to Liverpool in the summertime, rumours have been circulating suggesting Andy Robertson was on his manner out of the membership.
The Scotsman in fact stayed put, however his current feedback recommend the present marketing campaign may very well be his last one on Merseyside.
“I’m a participant who desires to play,” the full-back instructed BBC Sport. “Footballers wish to play and if anybody is sat glad on the bench, then they don’t belong at any soccer membership.”
Kerkez has began all however one in every of our 22 league video games this time period and has additionally been named within the beginning XI for 4 of our six Champions League fixtures.
Our No. 6 is clearly most well-liked to Robertson in the intervening time – regardless of the latter remaining an enormous favorite amongst Kopites.
Slot has already defined why Kerkez is a starter
Talking again in October, our Dutch head coach refused to match Kerkez and Robertson however defined what the previous brings to the aspect.
“The explanation why we introduced him in, that I can inform you, is that he’s bringing a variety of vitality to the sport, retains going up and down,” the Former Feyenoord boss mentioned (as quoted by Empire of the Kop).
“And he’s very properly in defending the one-v-one conditions in opposition to his wingers as properly. So, defensively stable and a variety of vitality making the overlaps.”
Slot’s choices to this point this season recommend Kerkez will begin in France tomorrow but it surely stays to be seen what resolution is made.
You already know what you’re getting from Robertson when he’s known as upon and loads of Liverpool supporters would like to see the Scotsman within the beginning XI.
