Milos Kerkez backed with Liverpool 'legend' comparison after Michael Owen comment
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Liverpool have won twice in a row since vice-captain Andrew Robertson returned to Arne Slot's starting line-up, while it's been a tricky start to his Anfield career for summer signing Milos KerkezMichael Owen has questioned whether Liverpool boss Arne Slot had written off vice-captain Andrew Robertson too soon, after a slow start to life at Anfield for Milos Kerkez - but some fans in the Liverpool Echo comments section say that the decision to buy Kerkez in the summer will come good.The Reds spent £40million to bring one of the Premier League's top performing left-backs in from Bournemouth to be the successor to Robertson, but a string of starts early in the season failed to convince that he was ready to take that mantle.Now that Robertson is back in the starting XI, Liverpool have won two games in a row against Aston Villa in the Premier League, and Real Madrid in the Champions League - becoming only the second team this season to beat the Spanish giants, and the first to stop them from scoring a goal.READ MORE: Michael Owen questions Liverpool summer signing after Arne Slot U-turnREAD MORE: I know how Andy Robertson felt about Milos Kerkez battle after losing his place at LiverpoolSpeaking to Premier League Productions’ The Final Word about Liverpool's left-back problems, Michael Owen said: “Did they need Kerkez for example? He can take time to learn and adapt, and he’s got Andy Robertson to learn from so he’ll be fine!"Others say that all of the change over the summer didn't do Kerkez, and other signings, any good.
We needed another left back. We probably gave him too much game time too soon, and should have stuck with Robbo, but we needed a second left back regardless."Nathandgriffiths also spotted teething problems: "He was the best LB in the league.
That's just part of getting older in football."I think being second fiddle to Kerkez for a large part of the season has definitely given Robertson the push he needed to dig deep and find another level. Should Robertson be the first choice left-back for the rest of the season?