Steve Nicol praises Liverpool pair as both players set to leave Arne Slot's team
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Liverpool legend Steve Nicol has named Andy Robertson as the best player from the Reds' 3-1 win over Crystal Palace at Anfield on Saturday, ahead of the impressive Freddie WoodmanFormer Liverpool star Steve Nicol has offered his thoughts(Image: ESPN FC // YouTube)Liverpool legend Steve Nicol has gushed over Liverpool pair Andy Robertson and Freddie Woodman following Saturday's 3-1 victory against Crystal Palace at Anfield.Woodman, the 29-year-old third-choice goalkeeper, made his full Premier League debut for the Reds under Arne Slot, standing in for the injured Alisson Becker and Giorgi Mamardashvili, and produced a string of outstanding saves against Palace.Woodman even experienced the delight of the Kop chanting his name, yet Nicol believed that Liverpool's finest player was Robertson. The Scotland skipper was restored to the starting XI for the Merseyside derby and retained his position in the lineup against Palace.READ MORE: Alan Shearer thinks he saw sign over Mohamed Salah injury severityREAD MORE: Liverpool must show that its learnt its lesson when it makes Alisson decisionThe decision proved astute as Robertson netted the second goal of the match during a counter-attack five minutes before the interval, coming after a reaction save from Woodman.Speaking in his role as a pundit for ESPN, Nicol, who secured 10 trophies throughout his distinguished Liverpool career, commented: "Woodman made three great saves and Liverpool, their opportunities when they came along, they took them."The best of the lot was Andy Robertson.Andy Robertson is enjoying his final few weeks at Liverpool(Image: Gareth Copley, Getty Images)"Woodman actually made a fantastic save, Liverpool broke from that save, Andy Robertson, streaking through the middle of the park to make it 2-0, great little ball from Curtis Jones, then first time, left foot, bottom corner across the goalkeeper, which made it 2-0 and really changed the game."As it stands, both Robertson and Woodman are out of contract at Liverpool this summer.Robertson will draw the curtain on his highly successful Anfield career when he departs the club at the season's end.The 32-year-old was brought in by Jurgen Klopp from Hull in 2017 and has since claimed every major honor in soccer, including the Champions League and two Premier League titles."It's always nice when you see somebody in his position, leaving the club and they've been so good for the club and the team, to get a goal at home," Nicol added."It's different when you score at home.
When you're away, you've got a little section of the crowd who are behind you and you enjoy it, but when you do it at home, it's just different, it's just a little bit more special."It would be nice if he could do it on the last day of the season, but he'll take that with four games to go."As for Woodman, it's unclear whether he will sign a new contract with the Reds.