One Liverpool player has been badly let down by his teammates this season, but it isn't Szoboszlai - opinion

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Milos Kerkez is the only Liverpool player showing the necessary fight to get the club out of its current slump.After a tricky start at Anfield following his move from Bournemouth, the Hungarian has really come into his own in 2026 and should now be the first name on Arne Slot‘s team sheet.As his teammates continue to look lethargic, timid and weak, Kerkez is up for the battle every single match. Who was the worst performer for Liverpool against Brighton?

Photo by Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images Kerkez standing up to be counted at LiverpoolWhen discussing Liverpool’s best players of the season, Dominik Szoboszlai is the one name who comes up over and over again.However, while the No. 8 has been excellent in parts, he has also been as guilty as anyone of letting himself be bullied, outfought and outrun in the middle of the pitch.Kerkez, on the other hand, has had plenty of detractors, but he shows up, never hides and quite visibly gives it everything game after game.Photo by Shaun Brooks – CameraSport via Getty ImagesREAD MORE: Alan Shearer highlights five key issues facing Liverpool after Brighton ‘mess’His quick-thinking and deft finish against Brighton deserved better than to be an afterthought on the South Coast, and though he may have been slightly culpable for Danny Welbeck’s opening goal, he at least put in 110% effort to right his wrongs.The same cannot be said for a single one of his teammates on the day, and it was telling that Kerkez was the only player to front up to the LFCTV cameras after the match.Liverpool players must follow Kerkez’s leadThere are still moments, such as his failure to track Diego Gomez at the back post on Saturday, in which Kerkez looks slightly out of his depth as a Liverpool player.Nevertheless, there has been more than enough good mixed in to see that the 22-year-old will be a starter for the Reds for years to come.

Photo Credit: Getty Images/Carl Recine The biggest positive has been his attitude, and in a season in which so many other players have looked like they’d rather be anywhere else, Kerkez has consistently given his all for Liverpool.Mistakes are made by every player, we have had that confirmed time and again this year, but those errors will be forgiven if supporters can see that the right amount of effort is being exerted.In Kerkez’s case, it always has been, and while that looks unlikely to make a difference to the bigger picture at Liverpool this season, it has certainly been noticed by supporters.Having turned his form around and settled into life at one of the biggest clubs on the planet, Kerkez has deserved better this season. It’s time some of the others in the Liverpool squad took a look at his commitment, determination and aggression, and applied it to their own games.