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Keifer MacDonald

'I'm starting to wonder' - Paul Merson makes bizarre Andy Robertson claim after Liverpool substitution

Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson has bizarrely questioned whether Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp still trusts defensive stalwart Andy Robertson after he has been the centre of a handful of substitutions in recent matches.

Robertson, who signed from Hull City for £8m in 2017, has become instrumental to the Reds' success during that time as he and counterpart Trent Alexander-Arnold have redefined the requirements of a modern-day full-back.

However, for large periods of his Anfield career to date, the Scotland captain has had little-to-no competition for the left-back position - highlighted by the 229 games the 28-year-old has racked up during his five years on Merseyside thus far.

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