Robertson has played 177 times for the Reds, scoring 5 times and assisting 37 times in the four years he has spent at the club.

The Scotsman has won four trophies with Liverpool – the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup, the FIFA Club World Cup and the Premier League.

The left-back finalised the deal at the AXA Training Centre on Tuesday and spoke to Liverpoolfc.com of his delight in doing so.

“Obviously when the negotiations started and it looked as if my future was going to be here longer term than what it was, then I think it’s no secret that I’m happy at this club,” Robertson told Liverpoolfc.com.

“I want to stay at this club for as long as possible and to extend my stay, it’s always a happy time for me, for my family. We’re settled here, we love everything about this football club and I’m glad that the journey is continuing.”

Since joining the Reds from Hull City in the summer of 2017, Robertson has established himself as a core member of Jürgen Klopp’s side.

The 27-year-old becomes the fifth member of Klopp’s squad to commit his future to Liverpool in recent weeks, following Trent Alexander-Arnold, Fabinho, Alisson Becker and Virgil van Dijk.

Robertson continued: “When you sign for a massive club, I still remember the day as if it was yesterday when I signed here and obviously you have ambitions to become a regular player for Liverpool, to win trophies for this club, to do everything else but the way it’s gone has been excellent.

“But since the very start of my career I’ve always been one to look forward: that’s in the past, that’s something that I can sit down with the people who want to listen to me when I’ve hung up my boots and retired and I can tell them all the stories that we’ve already made.

“But I’m certainly one, and I know a lot of people in this training ground just now are people to look forward and people [who want] to create more history, more stories. Hopefully people get bored of me when I’ve retired and I can sit down for hours and hours and tell them about all the stories!

“They’re certainly building up but I want to make more and obviously hopefully starting with this season. We want to achieve more, we want to bring hopefully more trophies, more happiness to this club.

“The only way of doing that is by working hard and having the same application that we have done since day one.”

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Liverpool dispatched Burnley in their first home fixture of the 2021/22 season to maintain a 100% record after the first two games.

Jurgen Klopp’s Reds were made to work for their result as Burnley looked dangerous in the final third but either could not find the finishing touch or were offside.

Liverpool left-back Kostas Tsimikas showed his quality with a Robertson-esque cross finding the head of centre-forward Diogo Jota, who headed home in front of the Kop.

Moments before, right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold and goalkeeper Alisson denied the visitors an unexpected lead with some stellar defensive work.

It was Burnley’s poor defending that allowed Jota the space to nod in the opener as centre-back Ben Mee moved away from Jota and left the goalscorer free in the middle of the box.

Liverpool were denied a second by VAR as midfielder Harvey Elliott, in his first Premier League start for the side, linked up with winger Mohamed Salah who curled the ball into the net.

Salah was deemed to be in an offside position and the goal was disallowed – this seemed to wake Burnley up.

Sean Dyche’s side pressed for an equaliser but went in at half-time without one to their name.

Striker Ashley Barnes put the ball into the home side’s net but his finish was ruled offside.

As time went on, Burnley’s pressure began to disintegrate and Liverpool gained the foothold in the match that they had searched for.

Sadio Mané secured the win for his side after Trent played the Senegalese forward in on goal.

The Liverpool full-backs were key to the side’s seventh win on the trot in the competition.

Liverpool will now look to next week’s game against Chelsea at Anfield before the first international break of the season.

The side return to action on Saturday, August 28th at 5:30 pm.

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The match will be played in front of a capacity crowd at Anfield for the first time since March 2020 when Atletico Madrid upset the then-defending Champions League winners.

Jurgen Klopp’s side are coming off a 3-0 opening day against Norwich City at Carrow Road last Saturday.

It was not the best performance from the Reds but the Canaries rarely troubled them, and when they did, Alisson was on hand to stop them.

Liverpool’s midfield of James Milner, who wore the captain’s armband, Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain did not click as well as Klopp would have hoped.

Some changes are expected in the middle of the park with Fabinho available and Curtis Jones expected to return after suffering a concussion in pre-season.

Kostas Tsimikas will make his second successive start in the Premier League at left-back, with Andy Robertson still recovering from injury.

All of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mané, Roberto Firmino and Diogo Jota are fit for the game and Klopp will be spoilt for choice as a result.

Harvey Elliott and Jordan Henderson will also be available for the side’s first home fixture of the season and Ibrahima Konate could be in with a shout after sitting on the bench against Norwich.

There are no injury concerns for Sean Dyche’s visitors, who return to the ground where they shocked fans of the league last season.

Ashley Barnes scored the only goal in the game that ended Liverpool’s historic 68-game unbeaten run at home.

The Clarets lost their league opener to Graham Potter’s Brighton and Hove Albion and will want to bounce back from the 2-1 defeat.

The fixture saw Dyche set his side up in a 4-4-2 and it is expected that they will line up in the same formation on Saturday.

Lineups

Liverpool (4-3-3): Alisson; Trent, Matip, Van Dijk Tsimikas; Henderson, Keita, Elliott; Salah, Jota, Mané.

Burnley (4-4-2): Pope; Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Gudmundsson, Brownhill, Cork, McNeil; Wood, Barnes.

Betting

Liverpool 1/6

Draw 6/1

Burnley 16/1

TV Coverage

Liverpool v Burnley kicks off on Saturday afternoon at 12:30 pm. BT Sport will show the game live on television.

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It will be the first time Anfield will have a capacity crowd in 17 months after the pandemic led to the postponement of football in England.

The club will be using full NFC technology for supporters to access the stadium following trials in pre-season.

A full review of the trials has been carried out and several changes have been made to improve it ahead of the Burnley match.

The Premier League is encouraging a digital-first policy for the season, meaning that NFC tickets and Photo ID will be in use this weekend, as opposed to Print@Home and paper tickets.

Supporters are reminded to download their digital tickets to their smartphones before arriving at Anfield.

Technical advice and support will be available at the stadium for fans who need it.

The club is once again encouraging supporters to come early to avoid queues and allow for checks and search procedures.

On top of this, staggered entry times will be utilised in order to control the flow of fans around the ground.

Supporters will be contacted directly via email with details of their entry time ahead of the match, and fans are asked to enter during their allocated time.

Although no longer required by government guidance, it is recommended that fans wear a face covering and maintain distance from fellow supporters where possible when entering and leaving the stadium.

In line with our city partners at Liverpool City Council’s Ground Safety Advisory Group and Public Health Department, supporters are strongly recommended to take a lateral flow test 24 to 36 hours prior to kick-off.

Fans are also reminded that Anfield is home to many people, so we ask that you respect residents by leaving quietly and taking any litter home with you.

Liverpool welcome Burnley to Anfield on Saturday afternoon at 12:30 pm. The game will be televised live on BT Sport.

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The 19-year-old from Leixlip broke into the Norwich squad in the second half of last season as they won the EFL Championship in their first season after relegation from the Premier League.

His side host Liverpool at Carrow Road for the season opener with a capacity crowd expected to attend.

Head coach Daniel Farke said that the decision to include the uncapped Irish defender in the matchday squad or omit him will be made late.

The Kildare native made nine appearances for Farke’s side in the Championship in 2020/21, including eight-in-a-row at the end of the season.

The defender only failed to complete ninety minutes once in that span which saw him earn a place at the heart of the Norwich defence.

Omobamidele played in the Canaries’ final pre-season game against Newcastle United and was set to earn his first Premier League appearance this weekend against the 2019/20 champions.

Daniel Farke will also be without winger Przemyslaw Placheta and Sam Byram as well – the latter is recovering from a long-term injury.

Liverpool will be without Andy Robertson and Curtis Jones for the clash after he damaged ligaments in a pre-season clash with Athletic Bilbao at Anfield.

It is expected that the Greek full-back will step in for Robertson in competitive fixtures in his absence.

Tsimikas only made seven appearances for Liverpool in his debut season in England as a result of early-season injury problems and Robertson’s ever-presence in the squad.

However, the 25-year-old has had an impressive pre-season this summer and will look to carry over his form into the new season and get more appearances for the club that signed him last summer.

Norwich will host Liverpool in their Premier League season opener on Saturday, August 14th at 5:30 pm.

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The side will begin the season as one of the favourites to win the title, with the return of Virgil Van Dijk and other injured first-team players increasing their chances.

The 2019/20 Premier League champions will want to start this season off as they did two years ago – a win over Norwich.

A full crowd of Norwich fans will welcome Jurgen Klopp’s men to the ground as they look to start their season off on a high.

Alisson and his safe hands will give Reds fans confidence throughout the game and they may get more if new signing Ibrahima Konate plays and performs well.

Konate is expected to go into the starting lineup this weekend as first-choice centre-backs Van Dijk and Joe Gomez continue their recovery from season-ending injuries they sustained last year.

Andy Robertson will not be available as he suffered ligament damage in a friendly against Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.

The injury has ruled him out for several weeks, leaving Liverpool without their only mainstay in the Premier League last season.

Robertson played all 38 of Liverpool’s league games last season, failing to finish 90 minutes only twice.

Kostas Tsimikas took Robertson’s place for Liverpool’s final pre-season match against Osasuna on Monday night.

It is expected that the Greek full-back will step in for Robertson in competitive fixtures in his absence.

Tsimikas only made seven appearances for Liverpool in his debut season in England as a result of early-season injury problems and Robertson’s ever-presence in the squad.

However, the 25-year-old has had an impressive pre-season this summer and will look to carry over his form into the new season and get more appearances for the club that signed him last summer.

Curtis Jones will also be unavailable as he must follow concussion protocols but the 20-year-old was not expected to dislodge Fabinho and Thiago in midfield.

Naby Keita or Jordan Henderson are the two most likely to take that third spot in Liverpool’s 4-3-3.

Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mané will be hungry for goals as they look to terrorise defences once again, having failed to be as fluid as they are known to be last season.

Diogo Jota is expected to provide a threat from the bench and 18-year-old Harvey Elliott could earn a spot after his performances in pre-season.

Norwich City comes into the game with new attacking signings Josh Sargeant and Milot Rashica ready to play after joining from Werder Bremen.

Goalkeeper Tim Krul will return to the Premier League with Max Aarons and captain Grant Hanley in front of him in the back four.

Chelsea loanee Billy Gilmour will look to make his mark in his debut for the Canaries and impress his parent club.

Todd Cantwell will have another opportunity to shine in the Premier League after a fantastic season in the EFL Championship.

Teemu Pukki will want to start off the season in the right way once again after scoring a goal in the 4-1 loss to Liverpool on the opening day two years ago.

The home crowd will be behind this newly-promoted Norwich side but Jurgen Klopp’s men may prove too tough a challenge for them.

Predicted Lineups

Norwich City (4-2-3-1): Krul; Aarons, Hanley, Gibson, Giannoulis; Gilmour, McLean; Rashica, Sargeant, Cantwell; Pukki.

Liverpool (4-3-3): Alisson; Trent, Matip, Konate, Tsimikas; Fabinho, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Keita; Salah, Firmino, Mané.

Betting

Norwich 17/2

Draw 9/2

Liverpool 2/7

Where To Watch

Norwich v Liverpool will kick off at 5:30 pm on Saturday, August 14th. You can watch the game live on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event.

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Liverpool kicked off their Champions League campaign tonight with a win against Ajax in the Amsterdam ArenA. It was the first meeting between the two sides since 1966, surprising given the amount of success both sides have had in European competition. Last time around Ajax dispatched comfortably of Liverpool with a scoreline of 5-1. That was not the case tonight as Liverpool came away with a much-needed victory.

The absence of Virgil Van Dijk was a much-discussed topic pre match. The Dutch centre back tore his ACL at the weekend after a poor challenge from Jordan Pickford. A timeframe has not been revealed yet as to how long he’ll be out of action, but early signs suggest it could be at least 9 months. Add this to goalkeeper Alisson’s injury and Liverpool’s backline has considerably depleted.

Re: Van Dijk.

Mechanism of injury reminded me of the Ben Mee tackle on Wesley.

ACL, MCL, PCL, and medial meniscus involved. Likely to be out until early 2021 (12+ months). @David_Ornstein reporting that damage “extends beyond the ACL” which fits with #LFC update ligament(s).

— Ben Dinnery (@BenDinnery) OCTOBER 21, 2020

As expected, Fabinho and Joe Gomez started in a back two tonight in his absence. Joël Matip would probably have started with Joe Gomez in other circumstances, but a minor injury prevented him from doing so. Other than those three, however, Liverpool do not have an abundance of quality cover in that position. Reports suggest that Klopp may put his trust in youth in the coming months. This would be a great opportunity for some young players to gain some senior experience at the highest level, but how would it impact on Liverpool’s title chances? Throwing youngsters into the deep end amid intense pressure could spell disaster. Conversely, it could be the beginning of something special. Either way, it’ll be interesting to see how the season plays out in the absence of their talisman.

Liverpool have struggled so far this season by their standards. A humiliating 7-2 loss to Aston Villa and a 2-2 draw against Everton at the weekend mean they currently sit in 3^rd. Ajax, on the other hand, sit 2^nd in the Eredivisie after four wins from five games.

Nevertheless, the tie promised to be an exciting affair with both teams playing a progressive brand of football and it certainly lived up to expectations.

It wasn’t long into the game before Ajax were forced to make their first change. Promising youngster Mohammed Kudus went down injured with 9 minutes played and was replaced by Quincy Promes. This was a disappointing change for the neutral as Kudus is an exciting young talent as he’s shown so far this season. Netherlands international Quincy Promes isn’t a bad option to bring off the bench, however.

Not long after, Liverpool had their first opportunity of the game after a lightning counterattack. Sadio Mane found himself on the edge of the box and managed to cut inside to get a shot off, but unfortunately for him his shot was blocked by the Ajax defender. The opportunity came as a result of good defensive work from stand in centre back, Fabinho. He robbed Quincy Promes of the ball in his own before setting up the counter. This was the first sign of the high tempo football both teams normally play, as it was a pragmatic start to the match by both sides.

With 15 minutes played Ajax struck back with an opportunity of their own. Tadic produced a brilliant cross from the right which met the head of Fernandez, but it was straight into the arms of Adrian. The save would have been a good boost to Adrian’s confidence as he had some shaky moments due to miscommunication previous to the opportunity.

20 minutes into the match and Ajax had another opportunity. This time Ryan Gravenberch got a shot off from outside the box after good build up play by Ajax. Adrian was relieved as the shot just whistled by the post. Gravenberch is another exciting product of the Ajax academy and will likely have his breakthrough season this year at the age of eighteen. He looked solid in the first half before fading out of the game a bit in the second.

Adrian was called into action again in the 32^nd minute. Some brilliant build up yet again by Ajax afforded Quincy Promes a great opportunity within the six-yard box but it was straight into Adrian who positioned himself well. A let off for Liverpool.

Promes’ miss would come back to haunt him just moments after. Liverpool scored after a frantic few minutes of football in what was unfortunate circumstances for Ajax. Nicolas Tagliafico won’t want to watch the goal back as it was his mistake that led to the goal. Sadio Mane let off a hopeful shot and – although going wide – Tagliafico reacted by throwing his foot at the shot which trickled into his own net.

Liverpool take the lead via Tagliafico own goal…#UCL pic.twitter.com/uYkWAfKe6F

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) OCTOBER 21, 2020

Liverpool had another fantastic opportunity in the 39^th minute after Salah was played through and left in space in the box. Normally so capable from that range, Salah delayed his shot enough for Noussair Mazraoui to get into position to block the shot in what would have been a certain goal, otherwise.

43 minutes in and it should have been 1-1 only for outstanding defending from Fabinho. A brilliant lobbed through ball in behind the Liverpool defensive line put Dusan Tadic through and his chipped attempt over Adrian was heading into the net before Fabinho acrobatically cleared over the line.

Moments afterwards and Fabinho was attacking the other end of the pitch. He met a Liverpool corner with his head, but the ball landed comfortably into Andre Onana’s arms. What a story it would have been if he scored after preventing an Ajax goal.

The first half ended 1-0 to Liverpool. Fabinho was arguably the best performer of the first half as he filled in for Virgil Van Dijk at centre half. His positional play was phenomenal at times given he’s not a natural centre back.

Henderson came on at half time for Curtis Jones. Otherwise, there was no other half time changes.

The first half started as the second ended. Davy Klassen struck beautifully from outside the box just moments after the whistle sounded, but his shot smashed against the far post. The former Everton man would have relished scoring against Liverpool, but it wasn’t to be.

Quincy Promes had yet another chance with 57 minutes gone. After a succession of half chances from Liverpool corners, Ajax launched a precise counterattack which led to the Promes chance from the edge of the box. His shot was tame and was tipped behind rather uncomfortably by Adrian. Nothing came of the resulting corner.

Liverpool made three changes directly after the chance for Ajax. Perhaps this was a sign as to how things were going as Ajax consistently created chances while Liverpool’s frontline failed to get going, despite the scoreline. Salah, Firmino and Mane were taken off and replaced by Shaqiri, Minamino and Jota. Mane was taken off as an injury precaution but the same cannot be said for Firmino and Salah, as they failed to impact the game like we have come to expect.

Liverpool had a slight scare in the 67^th minute as a VAR check was done for a possible penalty for an Alexander-Arnold handball, but luckily for them nothing came of it.

Minamino had his first real involvement in the game after 69 minutes but his strike from outside the box was saved tipped behind comfortably by Andre Onana. Minamino has struggled for regular game time since his transfer to Liverpool so for him to score in European competition would have done wonders for him.

Wijnaldum went very near to making it 2-0 in the 73^rd minute after he hit the wrong side of the net from a Liverpool corner. The corner came as a result of good work from Jota on the left-hand side as he cut inside and had his shot deflected out for the corner.

Minamino got involved again in the 77^th minute. He showed some quick feet to get past the Ajax backline before he attempted a low cross which just evaded the onrushing Andy Robertson. It would have been a tap in if Robertson had connected.

Ajax went all out attack in the 83^rd minute as they substituted Blind and Schuurs for Huntelaar and Traore, two more offensive minded players. It nearly cost them moments after as Jota caused problems before getting a shot off, but his shot was blocked to avert the danger.

Wijnaldum had another good opportunity in the dying embers of the game but Onana produced a good save to keep him out. The ball was kept in play and Liverpool fashioned another chance, but again Onana was there to stop them.

Liverpool made their final change in the 91^st minute as Rhys Williams replaced James Milner. Although he only got on for a couple of minutes, the night will live long in the memory of the nineteen-year-old as he made his Champions League debut.

Ajax had another chance in the 94^th minute as an Adrian mistake led to a Ekkelenkamp chance on the half volley. Unfortunately for him, he shot over in what was the story of the night for Ajax. This would be the last chance of the game for both sides.

The match finished 1-0 to Liverpool after an exciting end to end game. Liverpool have unquestionably produced better performances than tonight, but Klopp will be satisfied that his team managed to hang on until the end to secure the result.

The win moves Liverpool up to 2^nd place in Group D under Atalanta who go ahead on goal difference after beating Midtjylland 4-0. Liverpool’s next outing in the Champions League comes against Midtjylland on Tuesday 27^th of October. Joël Matip should be back in full fitness for the fixture but Klopp will have decisions to make after a solid Fabinho display in the same position tonight.

YES, REDS!

We start our @ChampionsLeague campaign with a win #UCL

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) OCTOBER 21, 2020

Liverpool line-up: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Fabinho, Robertson; Milner (Williams 91’), Wijnaldum, Jones (Henderson 45’); Salah (Jota 58’), Mane (Shaqiri 58’), Firmino (Minamino 58’).

Ajax line-up: Onana; Mazraoui, Schuurs (Traore 83’), Martinez, Tagliafico; Gravenberch, Kudus (Promes 9’), Klassen (Ekkelenkamp 73’), Blind (Huntelaar 83’); Neres (Labyad 73’), Tadic.

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