Liverpool star slammed by Gary Neville singled out vs Man Utd - 'Nervous wreck'

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He’s like a nervous wreck out there. The youngster has been criticised on more than one occasion, though, since joining the champions.After struggling in Liverpool's defeat against Chelsea prior to the international break, Kerkez was likened to a youth team player by Gary Neville, who expressed concerns after watching him lose duels that he felt the defender should be winning."The boy Kerkez, to be honest with you, at this point in time, he looks like a youth-team player," he said on The Gary Neville Podcast.

"I know he's a good player, but he looks like he's playing for the youth team, or the Under-21s."He looks so naïve; he looks like a baby out there. He's losing 50-50s with Neto!"Huge Premier League kit & merch saleThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.

Learn moreFanatics has slashed the price of football kits and merch from Premier League clubs including Man United, Man City, Liverpool, Everton, Arsenal, Spurs and more."He's had Premier League experience, it's not like he's come in from another country," Neville continued. "He's got a lot of games under his belt, he's played at these grounds before, so I expected him to slot in."One, he's playing alongside Virgil Van Dijk, the best centre half in the world, so if you want to play in a back four, you want to play with great defenders and he is doing."And he's got players who work hard on that side, it's not like he's playing on the right with Salah in front of him, which is always a bit more difficult because you always get a little bit more exposed."But I have to say from the first ten minutes of that game against Bournemouth on the first game of the season, he's struggled."Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content.