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Milos Kerkez has made quite the impression on Liverpool fans in his short time with the Reds so far, with the summer signing even demonstrating a new style of defending in his first appearance for the club.
Kerkez is of course one of a haul of new signings made by Liverpool this summer, along with Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong and - this week - Hugo Ekitike.
Having been signed once again by former Bournemouth sporting director Richard Hughes, the left-back has already had a taste of life as a Red after featuring in friendlies against Preston and Stoke City, and one moment against the former has already made him something of a fans’ favorite.
Finding himself on the floor and with nowhere else to go as he tried to win the ball back, Kerkez took the unorthodox route of going in for a tackle with his head.
The bizarre moment showed a commitment to the cause that Liverpool fans took an instant shine to, and it sounds like the 21-year-old won’t be afraid to do it again if the situation calls for it.
Asked about the reaction online to his unconventional tackle, Kerkez told Liverpool’s website: “Yeah, I saw that!
“It was a foul even before that I think, but then I saw the referee was not giving anything. The ball was a little bit far away, I lost balance and I had to jump somewhere. I was closer to jump with my head! I got the ball. I think it was a foul.
“It’s me, you know, it’s how I play – I always give 100 per cent.
“When you play for Liverpool you have to always give everything on the pitch for the fans and for the badge, and that’s what I want to do.”
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Kerkez will almost certainly get another chance to impress the Liverpool fans on Saturday as he comes up against one of his old clubs, with the Reds facing AC Milan in Hong Kong.
The defender spent a year in Italy before joining Dutch side AZ Alkmaar - ironically one of Arne Slot’s former teams - in 2022, and he’s relishing the chance to come up against some familiar faces.
“Obviously I played there and trained a lot with the first team, know a lot of the guys,” he said.
“It will be fun and will be good also for me to get more minutes and get adapted more to my teammates. I’m looking forward to it – it’s my old team and I have good memories there.”
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