Milos Kerkez believes he is starting to develop an understanding with fellow summer signing Florian Wirtz at Liverpool
Milos Kerkez believes the change in system from Arne Slot is allowing him to build a relationship with fellow summer signing Florian Wirtz at Liverpool.
Slot's team had lost nine of 12 games across all competitions between late September and November before the Reds were able to gain some stability with a run that now sees them unbeaten in six.
Kerkez, a £40m signing from Bournemouth, has started four of the last five in the Premier League with Wirtz ahead of him down the left side and both have found form in recent weeks, with the Reds now up to fifth after Saturday's 2-1 win at Tottenham Hotspur.
Hungary defender Kerkez believes he is starting to develop and an understanding with £116m playmaker Wirtz, who moved to Anfield from Bayer Leverkusen in June.
“It wasn't really hard [settling in]," Kerkez told BBC Radio 5Live. "All the guys have helped me a lot. They’ve pushed me.
"The last few weeks have been better because we’ve had more time to gel in and get to know each other. At the moment, there’s a good connection between me and Flo (Wirtz). We’re playing good and I hope it keeps going. “I like [the change in shape] because I have more freedom with Flo. We are moving, passing and playing a lot of one-twos. I felt like I was in the opposition box a lot more and crossing. Also defending is my first job so it’s getting better and I’m happy about it. “It was a tough period for everyone. We spoke with each other and had talks and after that, we started to fly more. We just have to trust and push each other and show mentality. Like I say, if you play for Liverpool you need to win games."
On Saturday's victory over Spurs, Kerkez added: “Trust me, I don’t really know [why the control disappeared late on].
"I just tried to focus. It was really tough because everyone was in the box and there were lots of high balls, second balls, third balls.
"We should have cleared it better and got higher up the pitch but it is what it is. Three points. It’s important to collect points and get back to basics. We’re Liverpool, we need to win games."