Andy Robertson makes Honest admission on Arsenal duo

Andy Robertson makes Honest admission on Arsenal duo

Liverpool FC full back Andy Robertson has admitted The reds full-backs needed more of a defensive performance than usual to keep The Gunner’s “tricky wingers” quiet.

Though Liverpool ended up keeping a clean sheet on Wednesday night, left-back Andy Robertson says they needed to work hard defensively to achieve it.

Robertson and Trent Alexander Arnold (photo by Getty images)

“I think it was a wee bit more [of a] defensive performance tonight, me and Trent (Alexander-Arnold),” Robertson said.

“Martinelli and Saka are really hard work – tricky wingers, always wanting the ball in behind, always looking to take you on one-v-one.

“I thought Trent was outstanding against Martinelli.

“It’s never easy against Saka so I was happy to keep him quiet in this game. A really tough game.”

The Gunner’s Martinelli and Trent Alexander-Arnold certainly had a good battle going on, with most of Arsenal’s best opportunities coming down the right flank.

Martinelli was in astonishing form, but Alexander-Arnold managed to win some duels as well.

He had two tackles and was dribbled past twice, whilst winning two of his four ground duels, so he had an even matchup with the Gunners’ left side.

In the end, it didn’t count for much for Arsenal as Liverpool emerged victorious at the end with a 2-0 win.

A couple of defensive errors meant the problems they’d caused at the other end looked like nothing but missed opportunities.

If the likes of Martinelli and Saka are causing Liverpool problems now, they should be even more scary and threatening in a few years’ time.

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