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"I know the age I’m at, this is my last chance of a World Cup, and I couldn’t get my mate Diogo Jota out of my head today. We spoke so much together about this World Cup."He missed out on (2022 World Cup in) Qatar through injury and I missed out because Scotland never went.



We always discussed what it’d be like going to this World Cup and I know he’ll be somewhere smiling over me tonight.READ MORE: Liverpool announce major new agreement as club set to smash through £300m barrierREAD MORE: Alexander Isak omission explained ahead of Liverpool comeback - 'There is no panic'"I couldn’t get him out of my head the whole day so I was in a bit of trouble in my room. But I hid it well from the boys and I’m just so glad it’s ended up this way."It was the sort of post-match admission that only endeared Robertson further to a Liverpool fanbase who already view him as a modern-day great and a legendary figure at Anfield.Virtually to a man, he is the finest left-back of the club's Premier League era but those who know him personally speak of an even better person."I just go back to the Qatar World Cup when we were on a training camp in Dubai," Robertson later added to Sky Sports.

Obviously it's probably a bit more likely that it was going to happen for him in terms of Portugal than Scotland."As soon as I woke up I just couldn't get him out of my head. I think I hid it well from the lads probably, but being in the room, all I could think about was him."I know he'll be smiling down now.