Andy Robertson: “We can only look after ourselves”

Andy Robertson praised Liverpool’s quick-thinking that led to their opening goal against Fulham yesterday, citing it as an attribute of “big teams”.

Alisson Becker took a quick free kick in the aftermath of Aleksandar Mitrovic’s disallowed goal, releasing Trent Alexander-Arnold to play a through-ball to Mohamed Salah, who went on to score – 14 seconds after Fulham’s goal was chalked off.

And the young Scotland captain understood exactly what it’s like to be on the receiving end of such a counter-attack.

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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 11: Mo Salah of Liverpool scores during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Fulham at Anfield on November 11, 2018 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Action Images via Reuters)

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“I’ve been there with Hull,” Robertson said, quoted by LiverpoolFC.com. “You can’t put your finger on it but sometimes when you play against these big teams and you get a corner, it’s a relief and then you switch off.

“Al played it out quickly to Trent, who played a fantastic ball to Mo. We have just caught them off guard; they are all sprinting back and the ball is in the back of the net before they can even do anything about it.

“It’s harsh on them but that’s what all the top teams do and luckily we managed to do that. We got ourselves in front, that’s always crucial, especially in these games at home.

“We can only look after ourselves and that’s what we’ve done.

“The first half was a bit of a struggle but Mo popped up at the right time and the second half was a really professional performance. We could have had a few more; we really controlled it, which was pleasing.”

Robertson also spoke about Liverpool’s slump against Red Star Belgrade during the week, and explain how the Reds needed to come back strong against the Cottagers.

“Midweek was a massive disappointment – we don’t hide away from that fact,” said Robertson, who assisted Xherdan Shaqiri’s goal with a great cross. “They scored two goals that are unlike us to concede and with everything that went on, it was a hard battle and we didn’t quite get going.

“But from the moment we landed back in Liverpool all the focus was on Fulham and it was all about bouncing back because going into the international break, it’s crucial to have a bit of momentum. In the league we’re doing that really well.

“After the internationals we’ve got really tough games coming up and it’s going into the Christmas period – that’s a bit tough on the body but we’ll all be ready to go and we’ll see where we are after that.”

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