Robertson lifts the lid on Trent scrutiny and Liverpool tactics | OneFootball

"It's very different when you are English, compared to another nationality," Andy Robertson said. "I always said to Trent, 'I will never get as much high praise as you, but I'll never get as much criticism as you.'"

Speaking on The Overlap, the 32-year-old Tottenham defender reflected on their years as Liverpool full-backs, when they won the Champions League in 2019 and the Premier League in 2020.

"The way I defended at Liverpool compared to Trent was very different. I had Sadio helping me out and he was a bit more aggressive so if I missed [a tackle], he'd usually be there," he said. "With Mo [Salah], we didn't want him coming back towards our box. A lot of times, Trent was waiting on someone like [Jordan Henderson] to come over."

"I've seen him lock out [Kylian] Mbappe at PSG. In the Champions League finals, he was unbelievable," Robertson added. "Trent is a very, very good defender… [in his] best games, he was an unbelievable one-v-one defender."

"Now, at times, he maybe makes mistakes. But we all do," he said. "But it's as if [Trent] had this stigma around him, that he can't defend. And he's had that from a very early age. It's as if he can't shift it."

Alexander-Arnold has been called up to Thomas Tuchel's latest England squad. He has struggled to nail down a regular starting spot for the Three Lions, and this camp offers a fresh chance to impress. After his 2025 move to Real Madrid, his La Liga form has stuttered and his future there remains uncertain.

Source: Goal.com

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