Kerkez heads first Hungary goal, back at Liverpool early after ban

📰 Kerkez scored his first goal for Hungary to secure a 1-0 win over Georgia, and will return to Liverpool two days early because of a suspension for accumulated bookings. 📌 Key points ⚽ His 35th-minute header was his first international goal and the winner. 🧤 The opposition goalkeeper was Liverpool team-mate Mamardashvili. 🟨 A second booking of the competition rules him out of the Ukraine game. 🔁 His run of 11 consecutive competitive starts for his country has come to an end. 🏟️ Returning two days early buys him extra time to prepare for Man City. 📝 What happened ⚽ Hungary beat Georgia 1-0 in the Nations League in Budapest on 2 October. According to Liverpool's official website, left-back Milos Kerkez headed in Dániel Lukács' cross in the 35th minute for the winner. It was his first goal for his country. 🤝 There were Liverpool players on both sides. Szoboszlai captained Hungary, while Mamardashvili kept goal for Georgia. According to SofaScore, Szoboszlai dominated the game with 8 key passes. 🟨 Kerkez picked up his second booking of the competition and will miss Monday's game against Ukraine. According to Rush The Kop, he will not travel with the squad to Slovakia and will return to Liverpool two days earlier than planned. 🔭 With 16 of Iraola's players away on international duty this break, the early return of his first-choice left-back is welcome. His rival Tsimikas is picking up minutes with Greece. 📊 By the numbers • Hungary 1-0 Georgia, shots 26 to 8 (SofaScore) • Kerkez's run of consecutive competitive starts for his country: ends at 11 • Liverpool players on international duty this break: 16 • Liverpool's schedule: 9 games in 25 days, 11 October to 8 November 🔭 Why it matters Liverpool enter a congested run straight after the break, starting with a clash against leaders Man City. By joining team training before the others, Kerkez could get a head start in the battle to start against City at Anfield on 11 October.