Alan Shearer names Liverpool player who is 'far too weak' after watching him against Newcastle
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Alan Shearer was at St James' Park on Monday to see Rio Ngumoha score a last-minute winner for Liverpool in a thrilling game in the North East.
"I know it’s very, very early, and I know they’ve got new players, but defensively, they are all over the place.
"Milos Kerkez had another really poor game, Mohamed Salah didn’t look his normal self, and they couldn’t get Florian Wirtz into the game.
They’ve got a lot to work on, Liverpool, to get back."
While Liverpool has only just got over the line in each of its two fixtures so far this season and there is work to be done to improve defensively, the Newcastle game was a unique case.
It felt familiar to me; I think I have experienced a game like this once before since I'm here in England — that was Everton away last season," Arne Slot said.
"It was a great game to watch but not because of tactics or good football
But because for every single second of the game everybody was on the front of their seat."
Liverpool hosts Arsenal at the weekend and will need to work on its defending from set-pieces before then.
Having got six points on the board so far, though, it has been a strong start even if the performances haven't been perfect.
Liverpool.com says: Kerkez is a really good defender and though he is still getting up to speed at Anfield, there is no cause for concern