Liverpool discover PERFECT Andy Robertson replacement

Liverpool’s left-back issues have been widely acknowledged this season, but they were laid bare for all to see in this afternoon’s 2-2 draw with Fulham.

Andy Robertson firstly didn’t track Andreas Pereira for the Cottagers’ opener, as a ball from Antonee Robinson was dispatched calmly by the Brazilian.

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Robertson was then subsequently sent off on the 18th minute, again not seeing Harry Wilson in his periphery, wildly swinging to clear a through ball and hacking Wilson down with Fulham through on goal.

Fulham’s left-back Robinson then tortured Jarrell Quansah for their second, beating him to the byline and finding striker Rodrigo Muniz to bundle the ball home.

It is becoming clear that Liverpool need a different answer at left-back. Kostas Tsimikas has grown into the role this season but is currently out with an ankle injury, and the Reds are now without a natural left-back for this week’s League Cup quarter-final against Southampton.

The answer, however, is obvious. In fact, it was on the pitch today.

Antonee Robinson is the next Andy Robertson

Liverpool’s links to Fulham’s Antonee Robinson should only intensify after his two-assist outing in front of the Anfield faithful. The American duelled well with Mo Salah also, winning a game-high eight duels and having a 60% tackle success rate.

Liverpool’s interest in Robinson emerged last winter with a price tag of £40m discussed and has re-emerged as a candidate for Liverpool to go in for as early as the coming transfer window.

And as laid out in this article, Robinson himself would be open to a move to Merseyside.

“Obviously, it comes down to if someone wanted me enough to pay what Fulham would want, and if Fulham saw that as a good idea, then I’d leave,” he previously said.

He also enjoyed his battles with Salah in the past, as mentioned in an interview with The Athletic.

"We played Liverpool in the first game of the season two years ago," he said, "We drew 2-2. I remember saying to my friends, who are all big Liverpool fans and came down because it was around my birthday, ‘Lads, if Salah scores or gets an assist this game, I’ll pay for dinner tonight’, so I put a bit of added pressure on myself. And he did, annoyingly.

“But I remember him saying to me midway through the game, ‘How old are you?’

“So he didn’t really know who I was. I must have been 24, 25. He just nodded and carried on with the game. Then, after the game, I asked for his shirt, so we swapped shirts and we were just chatting and he was like, ‘You were the best player this game, keep up what you’re doing’. That was very nice of him.”

All of the fates line up. Salah is a fan. The Liverpool higher-ups are clearly fans. And, after today, it’s almost certain that Arne Slot will be a fan too.

If Liverpool are really looking for an answer, they’ve found it. Now they just need to get it done.

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