Robertson vows not to slow down after landing a bumper new deal
ANDREW ROBERTSON insists a new contract will not dilute his appetite to improve after committing his future to Liverpool. The Scotland international last night signed a vastly improved deal which will keep him at Anfield until 2024 and recognises the progress he has made since he moved from Hull City for £8million in July 2017. Robertson has become the sixth member of Jurgen Klopp’s squad to receive a new contract in the last 12 months and the club also plan to reward Trent Alexander Arnold, who has become an England regular. Robertson said: ‘I am still young enough at 24 that I hope my best is still to come, that I can get
better at the things that maybe are a small weakness or whatever. It’s about improving on them every day and the things you think are strengths, to try to get better at. ‘I hope to achieve success as a team over the course of this new deal. This club demands trophies and too long has probably passed without trophies. ‘So I hope to help bring another couple of trophies to this club and help push in that direction because the fans demand it and the club demands it, so that’s what we aim to give. ‘We came close (reaching the Europa League and League Cup finals in 2016 and Champions League final last year) but it’s about taking that next step and hopefully getting a winner’s medal around your neck, whatever competition it is. That is the main aim for us. ‘As soon as the club came to me, it was a no-brainer for me — I want to stay here, so as soon as they put an offer on the table it was signed as quickly as that. ‘It was a pretty easy contract for me and I’m sure for the club as well. We both agreed very quickly, that’s why it’s been done so quickly.’ Robertson had a slow start to his Liverpool career, with manager Jurgen Klopp (left) giving the 24-year-old time to adapt to a new way of working. However, since establishing himself as the regular left-back in December 2017, the Scot is now one of the first names on the team sheet after a string of impressive performances. In what turned out to be Jose Mourinho’s last match as Manchester United manager, the 3-1 defeat at Anfield, the Portuguese made a point of singling out the defender. ‘I am still tired just looking at Robertson. He makes 100-metre sprints every minute, absolutely incredible,’ he said afterwards. And Klopp is delighted to have wrapped up a deal so quickly. ‘I think of all the contract renewals I have been involved with, this one was done in almost record time,’ he said. ‘He might be from Glasgow originally, but everything about him screams Liverpool. ‘It has been fantastic to see him grow, develop and improve. ‘Everyone knows about his personality, on and off the pitch, but maybe we are guilty at times of overlooking his quality.’