Liverpool extended their Premier League winning streak to five after beating Everton 2-1 on Saturday.
The Reds eventually came out on top during the first Merseyside derby of the season, with Ryan Gravenberch and Hugo Ekitike’s goals the things that set them apart from their opponents.
The game was fairly end-to-end throughout, with both clubs proving that they wanted to win the game.
And, even though there were a couple of times when it felt like the Toffees could leave Anfield with all three points, Arne Slot’s men powered on and added another three points to their tally.
Indeed, Gravenberch’s performance was a key reason behind Liverpool winning the game, but the performance of Milos Kerkez shouldn’t be overlooked.
Milos Kerkez should have been given the Man of the Match award against Everton
Since the 2025-26 season kicked off, Kerkez’s future at Liverpool has been questioned.
The Hungarian joined the Anfield outfit for £45million at the start of the summer transfer window, and although he was seen as one of the best left-backs in the Premier League last term, his start to life with Liverpool has been poor.
Jamie Carragher dubbed him “aggressive”, while Slot even hooked him in the 38th minute against Burnley because he couldn’t trust him not to get sent off.
However, the Dutchman chose to start him against Everton and, to the surprise of most fans, Kerkez actually played really well.
In fact, he even managed to keep Iliman Ndiaye, who has been one of David Moyes’ best players this term, off the scoresheet.
Indeed, Ndiaye did end up setting Idrissa Gueye up for Everton’s first goal, but that was just a one-off.
Milos Kerkez’s performance for Liverpool v Everton in numbers
Anyone who watched the game on Saturday will know that Kerkez was one of Liverpool’s best players.
The left-back made plenty of runs up and down the wing to help in both defence and attack, while also keeping a level head.
And, as per Sofascore, he also had a pretty decent game statistically.
He played the entire 90 minutes, made six clearances, two interceptions, and he also made two tackles.
Indeed, he was dribbled past once, but he more than made up for that by winning 100 per cent of his aerial duels and maintaining a pass accuracy of 89 per cent throughout the game.
One thing that people have likely forgotten is that Kerkez is still only 21 years old, so there’s still plenty of time for him to develop into an even better player than he already is.
Here’s hoping that his performance against Everton is the start of something big at Liverpool for the youngster.
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