“Obviously that kind of praise is always nice. “It is somebody (Neville) who played for Manchester United but, for me, he was one of the best full-backs in the Premier League and to have someone like that saying that kind of took me back a bit. He knows exactly what I’m talking about because I know he watched it.
I walk past and that’s all I need to say. I’ve used it with Trent for the last week, by saying ‘By a mile’ and things like that. “Yeah, he’s not too happy,” said the Scotland international of Alexander-Arnold. So in the build-up to the Champions League final, Robertson has taken great delight in getting one over his colleague in a good-natured way. The Sky Sports pundit was assessing the quality of the Premier League’s wide defenders last week when he said Liverpool’s left-back ranked top among them all.Ĭonversely, Alexander-Arnold has been the one receiving most of the plaudits this season as his 12 Premier League assists, in addition to two goals, was second only to team-mate Mohamed Salah. Andy Robertson admits he has taken his friendly rivalry with team-mate Trent Alexander-Arnold to a new level after Gary Neville labelled the Scotland captain “the best full-back in the league by a mile”.
