Gary Lineker thinks Liverpool are missing star player who Arne Slot now sees as a bench player

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Milos Kerkez has taken over from Andy Robertson as Liverpool’s starting left-back, but has yet to fully convince Gary Lineker. After Friday night’s emphatic FA Cup win, the conversation around Kerkez and Robertson’s starting chances has reached fever-pitch.

Take your pick between two of our biggest moments in recent memory 🙌 Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images/Getty Images For The Premier League It’s exactly what Liverpool were planning when they signed Kerkez from Bournemouth before the start of the season, but Lineker reckons it has left Liverpool short-handed in the creativity department. Gary Lineker on Liverpool’s missing edge with Milos KerkezSpeaking on the latest episode of The Rest Is Football, Lineker admitted that while the decision to move on from the iconic duo of Trent Alexander-Arnold and Robertson was understandable in theory, the reality has left a “creativity gap” that Kerkez is still struggling to fill.“I mean, it’s easy in hindsight,” Lineker noted when discussing the £40 million move for the former Bournemouth man.

He pointed to the lack of playmaking from the flanks that both Robertson and Trent provided for nearly a decade.Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images“I think they’ve really missed those—I know he’s still there, Andy, but he’s not playing regularly. Robertson has backed Kerkez, urging patience from the fans, but Lineker’s comments echo a growing sentiment that Liverpool’s full-back combo isn’t quite as lethal as it used to be.Andy Robertson’s Liverpool future The Scotland international has been a proper professional throughout this process.