Alan Shearer left with egg on his face after major Match of the Day blunder
Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer had a hiccup on the first show of the new season. The former England striker took aim at Liverpool debutant Milos Kerkez for hia part in a Bournemouth goal on Friday night... only for it to be pointed out that the left-back was no longer on the pitch.
Reigning Premier League champions Liverpool raced into a 2-0 lead early in the second half. Kerkez and fellow full-back Jeremie Frimpong left the field just before the hour mark, though, and the Cherries brought themselves back bevel before two late Liverpool goals changed things again.
"There's Kerkez, there. He's on the way to attack when they haven't even got possession, which means he's five or six yards out of position," Shearer said during a replay of Antoine Semenyo's first goal for the visitors.
Of course, it was substitute Andy Robertson at left-back at the time, rather than Kerkez, and plenty of fans pointed this out on social media. "Shearer on motd slagging off Kerkez for the first goal for being too attacking even though he'd already been subbed. Brilliant stuff Al," one wrote.
"An absolute belter on MOTD last night, Shearer berating Kerkez for being out of position for Bournemouth's 1st goal," said another. "Technically he was I suppose as he wasn't even on the pitch, but lets not let facts get in the way of a good story."
Liverpool's defence left a bit to be desired, but they showed what they can do at the other end of the pitch. After Semenyo scored twice to stun Arne Slot's side, Federico Chiesa restored the Reds' advantage late on before Mohamed Salah added a stoppage-time fourth.
'For Federico today coming from the bench, he's a special player for us who is there training every day," Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson said of super-sub Chiesa after the victory. 'Everybody knows his situation was not that easy in the summer, but he kept working hard and today he gets the reward for scoring the winner for us.'
The Match of the Day episode was the first of the show's new, post-Gary Lineker era. Mark Chapman anchored the Saturday night show, while Gabby Logan and Kelly Cates will do the honours at other points in the season.
'We've all worked in sport and it's about the pundits first and foremost, getting the best out of the pundits, and that's the most important thing for us," Chapman said during the week. "But this, for me, is a show that is thriving. It's a show that we hope to continue doing what's been done so far.'
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