Liverpool defender did not stand out for positive reasons.
Liverpool centre-back Dejan Lovren made his first appearance of the season for the Reds in the win over MK Dons.
He was best described as ‘rusty’ with his lack of game time evident, especially in the first half.
He improved after the break, coming up with a couple of key blocks to deny goalscoring opportunities.
But the bad impression from the first 45 minutes outweighed his slight improvement, and he was heavily criticised on social media.
The Croatian international is down to fourth choice centre-back at Liverpool right now, and teenager Ki Jana Hoever could be pushing to overtake him.
Liverpool’s fully fit defence and emerging options makes Lovren expendable, certainly when he is not at the top of his game.
Lovren clearly needs game time to improve, but he might have to wait a month. Liverpool face Arsenal in the next round of the cup.
Here is a look at how fans reacted on Twitter to his performance…
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