Kerkez's development and Mac Allister's future

[BBC] [Getty Images] In the second part of a special Q&A, our Liverpool reporter Aadam Patel focuses on Milos Kerkez's potential and Alexis Mac Allister's poor 2025-26 campaign. Marc asked: Will Andoni Iraola be able to get Kerkez back to how he excelled in his Bournemouth team, and can he keep youngsters like Conor Bradley and Stefan Bajcetic fit? Aadam: Kerkez actually improved as the season went on, and I recall Virgil van Dijk hailing the Hungarian to reporters in the second half of the campaign. It is worth noting that Kerkez is younger than Andy Robertson was when he joined Liverpool, so that development is expected to come with time and you would imagine that working under Iraola should even accelerate that. With regards to Bradley, if all goes to plan, he should be fit to return from his knee injury early in the new season, while Bajcetic is working towards being fit for pre-season in July. Listen to Aadam giving his thoughts on Iraola on BBC Radio Merseyside Simon asked: Do you think Mac Allister has had his best days at Anfield? He seemed off the pace most of this season and gave away a lot of unnecessary free-kicks by getting on the wrong side of the ball. It will be interesting to see how much he features for Argentina at the World Cup. Aadam: The World Cup will certainly be interesting for Mac Allister. It was off the back of Argentina's World Cup success in 2022 that he opted to sign for Liverpool, and in 2024-25 the midfielder was involved in 35 of 38 Premier League games as Arne Slot's side won the title. Mac Allister will be the first to admit he had a poor campaign last season, but he is still only 27 years old and it would be too early to say that his time is up. He is a quality footballer and he has delivered on many an occasion but, that said, it would not be a huge surprise if Liverpool were to entertain offers for him this summer, with his current deal expiring in 2028 and talks not currently taking place over a new deal. Keep across this page for parts three and four of Aadam's Q&A, which will look at subjects including Liverpool's 'war chest' and Bayern Munich's interest in Rio Ngumoha.