Scottish defender Andy Robertson, who moved to Anfield from Hull City, is now a world-class left-back. His condition has been inconsistent this season, perhaps due to age or fatigue.
Reserve defender Kostas Tsimikas has also been frequently out injured and has not performed well enough to take over the regular role. The average age of the players is also increasing, and the media has highlighted potential new players in the same position.
Former England midfielder Danny Murphy, who played for Liverpool and Fulham during his playing days, spoke of the need for competition at left-back and assessed each of the players currently being linked with a move.
“Andy Robertson has been one of Liverpool’s best ever left-backs,”
“His consistency over the years has been phenomenal.”
“The drive, the leadership. I know he’s a character in the dressing room and he’s not as old as people think. He’s got time left.”
“I think Liverpool do need some cover there and they’ve got a choice to make whether they try and get someone who can compete with him and push him to hit the levels we know he can or they go for someone who they know can overtake him and become the new left-back. That’s something the recruitment team has to decide.”
“If I had to choose I’d go Alphonso Davies,”
“I think he’s got the potential to be one of the best left-backs in the world.”
“Obviously Alphonso Davies is a difficult one because he’s rumoured to be going elsewhere. I think one of the other two (Antonee Robinson and Milos Kerkez) would be really good competition for him and again with the amount of games they play, it’s not like they wouldn’t be getting game time.”
“I really like Robinson at Fulham. I’ve watched him a lot and I think he’s a powerhouse of a left-back and he doesn’t really fit the criteria in terms of age, value for selling on later if that was the case for Liverpool to go for a player of that age.”
“Kerkez is a bit younger. Another great overlapping full-back who could learn from Robertson and maybe get minutes in other competitions. So that would probably be more realistic.”
“What we know about the Liverpool recruitment team is that they are really good at finding diamonds in the rough. People who we don’t always hear of or who are not obvious choices but then become established players. The names mentioned are terrific players and I do think Robertson needs competition.”
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