WHAT'S HAPPENED TO KERKEZ?! The Numbers Tell the Story
Numbers Don't Lie returns as Dave Davis and Michael Reid put Liverpool's performances under the statistical microscope.
This time, Milos Kerkez becomes the major talking point. Andoni Iraola knows exactly what the Hungarian can produce after their time together at Bournemouth, but are Liverpool finally beginning to see that player?
Michael breaks down a fascinating statistical picture. Kerkez is playing more progressively, making significantly more overlapping and underlapping runs and becoming increasingly involved in Liverpool's attacking build-up. Yet not every number is heading in the right direction, leaving questions over whether Iraola has truly unlocked his first-choice left-back.
Attention then turns to Trey Nyoni. At just 19, the midfielder's passing ability has Dave and Michael excited about his potential role in Iraola's double pivot. Rather than sending him on loan, Liverpool have kept Nyoni around the first team, and a potential opportunity against Tottenham could push him further into the manager's thinking.
The pair also examine where Liverpool can improve in possession before reflecting on the Manchester City case and just how extraordinary Jürgen Klopp's great Liverpool sides were statistically, regardless of the trophies ultimately won.
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