I thought that he would falter. However, he has done a lot, lot better than I ever imagined
Gary Neville on Liverpool star Andy Robertson
“We saw him as a weakness going back. We saw him as a massive threat going forward but were unconvinced by his defensive work. That was proved actually in one of the Scotland games.
“So when he got to Liverpool I thought he started bright, he looked busy and good going forward but I felt that he would be found out come the big games, the big moments in a defence and goalkeeper that certainly earlier on in the season you weren’t convinced by.
“I thought that he would falter. However, he has done a lot, lot better than I ever imagined.”
Robertson was left out of the PFA Team of the Year which was named last week, with Chelsea’s Marcos Alonso preferred.
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Neville says Andy Robertson is better than Chelsea's Marcos Alonso
But Neville believes Robertson has been better than the Spaniard and deserves a place in the tema.
“You look at the goals and it’s an absolute no-brainer there because Alonso has scored more goals,” he added.
“But when I look at the assists, the clean sheets, Robertson’s played a lot less games so his clean sheet ratio is a lot better.
“More touches in the game, obviously Robertson plays more mainly left-back and Alonso plays as a left-sided player.
“I am going to go with Robertson because ultimately I think Liverpool are having a fantastic season and he’s probably been the best left-back and I’ve not been wholly convinced by Alonso.”