Charlie Nicholas insists Liverpool's £40million man Milos Kerkez isn't a major upgrade on Scotland star Andy Robertson.

The English champions shelled out to prize Hungarian international Kerkez away from Premier League rivals Bournemouth.

It's expected that the 21-year-old will overtake long-serving Robbo, 31, as Arne Slot's first-choice left-back.

But Arsenal legend Nicholas isn't convinced by the Reds' summer transfer business so far - despite splashing out a record £116m on Florian Wirtz.

He told Sky Bet: “Liverpool have made some interesting moves so far this window.

"Is Milos Kerkez going to be better than Andy Robertson? I don’t think so and don’t think their defence has drastically improved.

"Florian Wirtz is a fantastic signing, but he may take time to settle - the buzz is mainly around the big fee paid, like when Arsenal signed Declan Rice.

"Everyone at the time thought that fee was ridiculous, but he’s proved to be a valuable signing. I’m sure Wirtz will be too, but I don’t think it’s a massive jump forward for Liverpool.

“As for Manchester City, they’ve signed well, but not overwhelmingly so.

"They need to replace Kevin De Bruyne and get far more out of Phil Foden, and the new signings will take time to settle in.

"The big thing they are waiting for is Rodri’s return from injury but defensively I don’t see them being much better than last season.

"I think the league is a three-horse race again - Arsenal, Manchester City, and Liverpool.”

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