Andy Robertson reveals Trent Alexander-Arnold gift nearly left him in tears before Liverpool exit

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I think fans left that stadium thinking 'we could have a proper left-back here'."That was the moment I really felt 'I belong at this football club, I am worthy of the shirt and I'm worthy of being here'.Andy Robertson instantly made himself a Liverpool hero against Manchester City in 2018(Image: Getty Images)"It's the big games you get judged on. That's why when I look back at that moment now, I do so with a massive smile on my face because it's the moment that made me sit here nine years later."While Robertson ultimately solved Liverpool's persistent left-back vacancy, he featured in only three matches during his opening four months at the club, which led him to seek out Klopp.When questioned whether his Liverpool journey might have taken a different path had he not knocked on the manager's door, the Scotland international says: "I do, yeah!

So it was nice to get that refresh in the October!"I just went in the next day and I thought 'everything he has said to me, I am going to do. I took the attitude of 'I'm at Liverpool Football Club and I'm going to do everything I can to make this work'.

After that day, me and him never really looked back."Robertson's rapid development was remarkable – within two years, he'd lifted the Champions League trophy and was regularly hailed as amongst the finest in his position globally, especially when paired with Trent Alexander-Arnold on the other side of defense - a combination that flourished both on and off the field."For me to be in that conversation at that time, I couldn't believe it but I knew what I was doing was on a really good level," says the defender.Get Liverpool's new 2026/27 home kitThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. I think there's only two players who have had that now – me and Freddie Woodman!Andy Robertson will leave Liverpool after nine years at the club(Image: Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)"Jurgen then put me into a cupboard for four months and I didn't play a minute but from that moment on I knew the relationship with the fans was always going to be a good one."I think they saw a player out on that pitch who, if they could get a chance to put on a Liverpool shirt and play in a competitive game, they would play similar to me in terms of giving 100 percent and always being at it."As Sunday approaches, Robertson will share his final farewell alongside fellow legend Mohamed Salah, who having arrived at the club in the same summer, has been by the Scotsman's side throughout his entire Anfield journey.