Liverpool handed fresh injury boost as Arne Slot told to drop one player
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Liverpool defender Andy Robertson has reported for international duty with Scotland despite suffering an injury against ChelseaAndy Robertson has handed Liverpool an injury boost ahead of the October international break. And has now made it clear that he cannot wait to represent his country again during the break, having seen his starting opportunities limited at Anfield so far this season.READ MORE: Florian Wirtz agreement reached as Liverpool sent clear 'diva' messageREAD MORE: Trent Alexander-Arnold agreement reached as Liverpool sent clear message“I can’t wait,” Robertson told the Scotland national team’s YouTube channel ahead of Scotland’s World Cup qualifier against Greece on Thursday.
Meanwhile, former Scotland international Craig Burley shared his belief that Kerkez will soon be dropped by Slot and replaced by Robertson.“He’s (Slot) brought in one of the best left-backs in the Premier League in Kerkez, who’s just lost confidence in his form,” Burley said on ESPN FC. “I think he’s about to get dropped for Andy Robertson.“I think he’s going to have to bring Andy Robertson back into the team.
The whole backline is not working right.”Meanwhile, Scotland manager Steve Clarke recently hinted that Robertson had correctly predicted how both his and Kerkez’s starts to the campaign would unfold after holding heart-to-heart talks with the defender.“I’d a good chat with Andy last week and a good chat with him before the season,” he revealed ahead of the international break, as quoted by the Daily Record.“And it has panned out pretty much how we thought it would at the time, that Kerkez would start in the team but Andy would find his way into the team.“That’s what’s happened. He’s had minutes… we always knew Andy would get lots of minutes.“On the plus side for us, if he’s getting good minutes for Liverpool but not getting all the minutes, it means he comes into Scotland camps probably a little bit fresher than he has been in recent years, which can only be good for us.”Liverpool host Manchester United at Anfield when they return to club action following the international break, with Slot facing a decision whether to persist with Kerkez and recall Robertson.