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"We play football and we work hard every week for moments like this. In the Premier League, you don't often get games like this — it's usually really tight and you have to push the whole way.
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"We kept pushing but just with a wee bit of a spring in our step."
Robertson created more chances than anyone on the pitch, doggedly 世界杯下注app defended when he had to, and made seven ball recoveries across the 90 minutes.
The assist for Gakpo moved Robertson above Eden Hazard, Juan Mata and Mesut Özil in the Premier League assist charts, with the Scot now up to 55 — already more than any other defender has managed.
In a performance of so many positives, it would be easy to overlook one magnificent showing that deserves to be highlighted even more than it has been.
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Every single Liverpool player excelled from front to back against Manchester United — edging the first half, even if Gary Neville might not agree — and picking a stand-out is difficult.
Cody Gakpo still h 世界杯竞猜下注app ad plenty to do, but Robertson's ball did enough to bamboozle Fred and take the Manchester United midfielder out of the equation.
His relentless performance was exceptional and Manchester United winger Antony — a man who cost $107m (£86m/€100m) to sign from Ajax last summer — was given no proper sniff of goal throughout.
Robertson was the man to provide the springboard with his perfect pass allowing Gakpo to set Liverpool flying, in what could potentially be looked back on as a real turning point and perhaps even the first glimpse of the next great Klopp side.
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But it was the opener that was most important, with Liverpool scoring first vital for how the rest of the contest unfolded — and the embarrassing collapse of Manchester United.
Defensively perfect, it was also Robertson who created the opening goal, with the kind of pass that some of the game's elite playmakers like Trent Alexander-Arnold or Kevin De Bruyne would have been proud of.
Robertson at his best is relentless, just like Klopp's Liverpool as a team, and they did not stop to give their opponent an inch in the second half, using the intensity they had generated to further build the momentum.
"You have to enjoy these moments," Robertson said to Liverpool's official website.
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But in left-back Andy Robertson, Jürgen Klopp's side arguably found its best performer on the day, in a match that produced several candidates for the Man of the Match accolade.
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Trent Alexander-Arnold (on 45) will expect to overtake him, but for now, Robertson is the Liverpool assist king, level with Paul Scholes and Riyad Mahrez. Only De Bruyne has more assists than him this season. |
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发表于 2023-3-18 04:23:02