🏟️🚨Gary Neville Savages ‘Naive’ Liverpool Ace Who ‘Looked Like a Baby’ vs Chelsea

Gary Neville Blasts ‘Naive’ Liverpool Star Who ‘Looked Like a Baby’ Against Chelsea

Liverpool’s Premier League woes deepened on Saturday evening as they suffered a third straight defeat, this time at the hands of Chelsea. The Reds, who went into the clash at Stamford Bridge desperate to bounce back from recent losses to Crystal Palace and Galatasaray, once again failed to deliver.

It seemed like they might finally end their poor run when Moises Caicedo’s early strike in the 14th minute was cancelled out by Cody Gakpo’s equaliser just after the hour mark. But heartbreak struck in stoppage time, as Estevao found the net with virtually the last kick of the game, sealing all three points for Chelsea and handing Liverpool yet another defeat.

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Neville Tears Into Milos Kerkez After Disastrous Display

Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville did not hold back in his post-match analysis on Sky Sports, delivering a brutal assessment of Liverpool’s performance — particularly targeting Ibrahima Konate and Milos Kerkez.

Neville claimed Konate had “annoyed” manager Arne Slot before being forced off in the second half due to injury. However, his harshest criticism was reserved for Kerkez, who joined Liverpool from Bournemouth this summer in a £40 million deal.

The 21-year-old Hungarian has endured a tough start to life at Anfield, and Neville made it clear that his performance against Chelsea was far below standard.

> “Kerkez looks like a youth team player,” Neville said. “I know he’s a good player, but he looks like he’s playing for the U21s. He looks so naïve — he looks like a baby out there.”

Neville went on to highlight Kerkez’s struggles in physical duels, particularly against Pedro Neto, adding:

> “He’s losing 50-50s. It’s not like he’s coming from a different country — he’s played enough Premier League games. I expected him to slot in because he’s playing alongside Virgil van Dijk, the best centre-half in the world. When you’re part of a back four with top defenders, you should be performing better.”

The pundit continued by saying Kerkez had shown worrying signs since the very start of the campaign:

> “From the first ten minutes of that opening game against Bournemouth, you could see he was struggling.”

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‘Liverpool’s Full-Backs Are Struggling’

Neville didn’t stop at Kerkez. He also turned his criticism toward Liverpool’s full-backs, arguing that the defensive frailties extend beyond just one player.

> “Let’s be clear, Liverpool’s full-backs are struggling,” he said. “Frimpong looks like he should be playing as a right winger — he doesn’t defend like a right-back. Conor Bradley isn’t doing it either, and Andy Robertson, although he’s fighting, isn’t quite the same as he was a few years ago.”

Neville concluded by suggesting that Liverpool’s ongoing defensive issues could seriously undermine their season:

> “Right now, Liverpool’s biggest problem is at full-back. They need to tighten that area up.”

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Liverpool will now aim to end their three-match losing streak when they host Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday, October 19 — a must-win clash that could

define their momentum for the rest of the campaign.