Liverpool's Milos Kerkez explains why he chose to keep distance from Andy Robertson

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SportFootballLiverpool FCAndy Robertson had to deal with Milos Kerkez coming in and taking his starting role at Liverpool with the Hungarian then having to manage his relationship with his former team-mateMilos Kerkez admits he didn't shower Andy Robertson with love when he confirmed his Liverpool exit as he knew it would be an emotional time for the Scot.Robertson played 378 games for the Reds across his nine years and was a regular for the vast majority of those. He was linked with a January exit but remained until the end of the season before joining Tottenham.Robertson's exit was announced ahead of time and Kerkez concedes he kept an element of distance - but admits during the season they bounced ideas off of each other despite ultimately battling for the same position under Arne Slot.The Hungarian defender told the Times on Robertson: “I didn’t want to get a lot on to him because he was a bit emotional as everything was coming to an end.

He’s someone I look up to. I always like to compete, it doesn’t matter who it is, and I’m going to push even more this year.”Transitioning Robertson out of the side divided opinion, but he will now take his experience to north London as one of several impressive Tottenham signings this summer.

I have had competition my whole career," he said midway through the campaign.Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like.