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Liverpool's Andy Robertson is fit and ready to return, providing a boost for the Reds after understudy Milos Kerkez faced criticism following the Chelsea defeat. Will Robertson reclaim his starting spot?
Ahead of the October international break, Andy Robertson has given Liverpool a new boost in fitness. After rejoining Scotland's team, the 31-year-old seems to have allayed worries about an issue he acquired during the Reds' Saturday loss to Chelsea.
After the final whistle blew at Stamford Bridge, the left-back was seen limping away in pain after taking a knock as Liverpool lost 2-1 in stoppage time.
Season limited, the defender has now expressed his enthusiasm at donning the Scotland shirt again over the break.
Robertson said, "I can't wait," on the Scotland national team's YouTube page prior to Thursday's World Cup qualifying match against Greece.
"We haven't been here in a very long time, especially for a competitive, significant game.
"The boys just can't wait to be back out in front of the fans and give them something to shout about."
Despite making six appearances for Liverpool this season, Robertson has only been given two starts since Milos Kerkez took position. This season, Robertson has only been given two starts since Milos Kerkez took his position.
The Hungarian has played in all 11 of the Reds' games since joining from AFC Bournemouth for £40 million, but he has had a challenging run and has come under fire for his most recent effort against Chelsea.
loss to Chelsea, Gary Neville was unreserved in his criticism of the defender, calling him "naïve," "a baby," and "a youth In his harsh Criticizing the defender after Saturday's loss to Chelsea, Gary Neville called him "naïve," "a baby," and " a youth team player."
According to former Scotland player Craig Burley, Kerkez is on loan under Slot and will soon be replaced in the starting lineup by Robertson.
Of the best left-backs in the Premier League, Kerkez, who's just lost confidence in his form," Burley told ESPN FC. He's going to be dropped for Andy Robertson, in my opinion.
He will probably need to re-incorporate Andy Robertson into the squad. There is a problem with the entire backline.
Having a Heart-to-heart with the defender, Scotland manager Steve Clarke reportedly said that Robertson had precisely predicted how both his and Kerkez's seasons would go.
The Daily Record claimed that he said, before the international break, "I had a good chat with Andy last week and a good chat with him before the season."
"And things have gone very much as we anticipated at the time, with Andy making his way onto the team while Kerkez would start.
That's what has taken place. We were always certain that Andy would receive a lot of minutes.
"On the plus side for us, if he's getting good minutes for Liverpool but not getting all the minutes, it means he comes into Scotland camps probably a little bit fresher than he has been in recent years, which can only be good for us."
Slot will have to make the difficult choice of whether to keep Kerkez in his starting lineup or add Robertson back after Liverpool hosts Manchester United at Anfield following the international break.
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