Jamie Carragher warns Andoni Iraola that Liverpool may have 'another Darwin Nunez' in brutal verdict

Liverpool's full-back problems person travel nether renewed scrutiny aft their disappointing commencement to the Premier League season.

Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong person some struggled to person successful the opening 2 matches, with Anfield fable Jamie Carragher peculiarly captious of the Hungary international.

The erstwhile Liverpool centre-back has adjacent compared Kerkez to Darwin Nunez successful a brutal assessment.

Jamie Carragher lays into Liverpool prima Milos Kerkez

Speaking connected 'The Overlap' podcast this week, Carragher questioned Kerkez's decision-making and accused the Reds left-back of playing astatine 1 speed.

"I described Kerkez past play - and it was his archetypal season, possibly it was a spot harsh astatine the clip - he's the Darwin Nunez of full-backs," Carragher said.

"It's conscionable similar 'head down and run', everything Kerkez does is 100 miles an hour."

Carragher argued that players seldom request to run astatine afloat velocity passim a lucifer due to the fact that they request to beryllium capable to stop, alteration absorption and marque amended decisions with the ball.

His disapproval came aft Gary Neville questioned wherefore Liverpool had not strengthened some full-back positions this summer, with Roy Keane besides highlighting concerns implicit the basics of their defending.

However, Carragher besides acknowledged that Liverpool's determination to instrumentality with Kerkez was understandable pursuing Andy Robertson's departure, peculiarly with Andoni Iraola present successful complaint aft antecedently moving with the 22-year-old astatine AFC Bournemouth.

Is Carragher close to comparison Kerkez to Darwin Nunez?

It sounds harsh, but determination is surely immoderate information successful the criticism.

Liverpool's full-backs person stood retired similar a sore thumb successful their archetypal 2 games, with Kerkez and Frimpong some flattering to deceive in a brace of 2-2 draws to Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest.

The deficiency of composure and antiaircraft reliability has made an already hard commencement nether Iraola adjacent much complicated.

Kerkez is inactive lone 22 and has plentifulness of clip to improve, truthful penning him disconnected would beryllium premature, but Liverpool's nonaccomplishment to bring successful different full-back - oregon 2 - during the summertime present looks progressively curious.

With Conor Bradley injured, and Kerkez and Frimpong yet to person galore fans, Iraola whitethorn person to lick a occupation that could person been avoided entirely.