Manchester United legend Gary Neville has hit out at Liverpool defender Milos Kerkez following his underwhelming performance in the Reds’ Premier League defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Neville, speaking on The Gary Neville Podcast, described Kerkez as looking “like a youth-team player,” accusing him of being naive and struggling to cope during the encounter.
“The boy Kerkez, to be honest with you, at this point, he looks like a youth-team player,” Neville said.
“I know he is a good player, but he looks like he is playing for the Under-21s. He looks so naive; he looks like a baby out there. He is losing 50-50s with Neto.”
Neville further noted that Kerkez should be performing better given his Premier League experience, suggesting his showing was far below expectations.
Liverpool fell 2-1 to Chelsea, with Estevao scoring a dramatic injury-time winner after goals from Moises Caicedo and Cody Gakpo earlier in the game.
The loss dealt another blow to Liverpool’s hopes of maintaining a strong start to the season, while Chelsea celebrated a much-needed home victory.
