Andy Robertson lifts lid on January exit talks and why Tottenham was his only choice

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"And it was December, and I'm thinking I'm quite happy with that, I can get my feet under the table with Tottenham," he added.However, the League Cup draw upended those plans. His familiarity with the Anfield pitch and knowledge of his former teammates' pressing traps offered Spurs valuable tactical awareness, even though Liverpool ultimately controlled the closing stages to seal a 3-1 victory with goals from Cody Gakpo, Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai.The match emphasised just how quickly Robertson has transitioned into his new role in North London, where he already provides vital experience and squad depth alongside Destiny Udogie.The winter approach and summer moveReflecting on his departure from Anfield, Robertson revealed that he first realized his nine-year stay on Merseyside was drawing to a close midway through last season."I'd say probably January time (is when I realised I'd be leaving), I nearly left in January," Robertson revealed.Tottenham lodged an approach during the winter window while struggling near the bottom of the table, but Robertson opted against a mid-season departure."I didn't want to leave but Tottenham came in for me," he said.

I think in January time it started becoming real that I was going to leave, and that's when I kind of came to peace with it, really."Once he accepted that his time at Liverpool was concluding, Spurs remained his primary destination provided they secured their top-flight status."It was always Tottenham, as long as they stayed up," Robertson explained. At that point, it was like, I didn't want to go to the Championship with Tottenham.

So, that was the thing, I ended up getting invested in Tottenham games, I like watching Tottenham's results. No, 'I didn't think they'd go down'.