Match of the Day in huge blunder as Shearer blasts Kerkez for Semenyo goal

ALAN SHEARER made a major gaffe on the first episode of the new-look Match of the Day by blasting Milos Kerkez for Bournemouth's opening goal - despite the defender not being on the pitch.

Liverpool ran out 4-2 winners in their Prem opener against the Cherries on Friday, which was marred by a Reds fan allegedly aiming racist abuse at Antoine Semenyo.

Seymeno responded to the incident by bagging a brace for the visitors.

And Shearer blamed the Ghanaian's first goal on former Cherries star Kerkez being out of position - despite the Serbian being subbed a whole FIVE MINUTES before the strike.

During his analysis of the goal, he told Mark Chapman and Wayne Rooney: "It doesn't quite work here with that first pass, they've got three-v-three there.

"The first pass doesn't work, but Liverpool are all over the place defensively.

"Watch [Ibrahima] Konate, he hasn't got a clue what's going on behind him."

"I said they're very vulnerable, particularly down the sides in behind either full back.

"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's berating of Kerkez didn't go unnoticed by viewers, who flocked to social media to comment on his mislaying of blame.

One wrote on X: "Just watched MOTD and Shearer blamed Kerkez for the first Bournemouth goal by saying he was out of position, he wasn't even on the pitch."

Another said: "Shearer on MOTD slagging off Kerkez for the first goal for being too attacking even though he'd already been subbed.

"Brilliant stuff, Al."

And another said: "Shearer on Match of the Day blaming Bournemouth's first goal on Kerkez because he was too attacking, when he had already been subbed off."

One remarked: "Thought Shearer blaming Kerkez for Bournemouth’s 1st goal was a bit harsh, seeing as he’d been subbed off 5 minutes earlier."

Another chimed in: "To sum up MOTD and Alan Shearer's analysis, he's talking about Kerkez being out of position on Semenyo for their first.

"Kerkez had been subbed before Bournemouth scored."

After the match, Kop boss Arne Slot revealed he subbed Kerkez to stop him from getting sent off.

He said: “Milos Kerkez is a player that I think the fans like—because every duel he goes all in!

"But when you have a yellow card already and you play [Antoine] Semenyo, that’s quite a worry.”

Kerkez and his Liverpool team-mates will be back in action a week on Monday, travelling to St James' Park to take on Newcastle United.

Bournemouth, meanwhile, will take on Wolves at the Vitality Stadium next Saturday.