Andy Robertson believes that Arne Slot’s team’s mix of youth and experience strikes the ideal balance as Liverpool aims to win the Premier League.
After a convincing 4-1 victory against Ipswich Town at Anfield on Saturday, the Reds are still six points ahead of second-place Arsenal and have one game left to play.
Slot’s squad scored goals through Dominik Szoboszlai, Mohamed Salah, and Cody Gakpo (two), before Jacob Greaves gave the visitors a late consolation goal.
Robertson, a veteran of the 2019–20 championship-winning team, told Liverpoolfc.
com: “I think we’ve got the balance – young players that are excited and just kind of living in the moment probably, and then you’ve got experienced lads that have been there and done it and we’re trying to push them and keep them concentrated.”
Liverpool has won 16 and lost just one of their 22 top-flight games so far this season.
When we were ahead 2-0 or 3-0, you could see that I, Virg [Virgil van Dijk], Ali [Alisson Becker], Trent [Alexander-Arnold], and Mo were attempting to keep the others focused.
To be fair, they have experience playing in important games and understand what it means. “To give them credit, they’re all
They will continue to try to push us until we are caught, thus it is our responsibility to try to stay ahead of them. Being consistent and winning games are the only ways to do it.
“We’ve accomplished that thus far, but much more needs to be done.” See the remainder of our chat with Robertson following the game below.
Yes, the performance was excellent. We knew going into the game that Ipswich had a lot of quality and that these games can often be tough, especially when they are against teams that are struggling to survive. It was about showcasing our strengths, and I believe we succeeded in doing so in the first half by taking a sizable lead, which we deserved. Although it’s certainly frustrating to lose the clean sheet, I believe that 4-1 was a pleasant afternoon. In the second half, we really controlled the game until the final five minutes.
Regarding Szoboszlai’s debut and his recent threats to score from distance…
