Robertson and Alexander-Arnold set for renewed assist battle

Andy Robertson has confirmed that he and Trent Alexander-Arnold will restart their assist competition in the upcoming season.

The Scotland captain went head-to-head with Alexander-Arnold last season to see who could bag the most assists.

The England right-back notched 12 while Robertson managed 11, with the friendly battle making them two of the deadliest fullbacks in Europe.

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“We’ve had a brief discussion over it. We’ll set it up again,” Robertson told Liverpoolfc.com.

“Probably too much was made of it but for me and Trent it brought the best out of us, the numbers we both produced. Near the back end of the season he was unbelievable with the numbers he produced.

“I feel it brought the best out of both of us. If we can do that and get similar numbers this season, of course it helps the team. That’s what both of us want to do.

“But first and foremost we want to just put in the same performances we put in last season and try to kick on even further.”

On Liverpool’s hunger for more trophies, Robertson added: “We have got massive games from the off: Manchester City at Wembley in the Community Shield.

“Of course it’s the game just before the season starts but you’re still playing in a massive stadium against one of your biggest rivals. Then we’ve got Chelsea in the Super Cup.

“The biggest one is Norwich for getting the Premier League off to a good start in front of our home fans for the first time since we won the Champions League. That’s what we’ve got to use as motivation now – the winning feeling we had.

“Last season was completely different, we used the disappointment and heartbreak of losing as motivation to not be in that position again. That’s probably why we had so many last-minute winners, big comebacks and things like that.

“This season we need to use that feeling of being on that bus and lifting that trophy to drive us forward. We want more of that feeling. That’ll be in all our minds for the season ahead.”

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