Andy Robertson admits dream Celtic return may be closer than it seems as Liverpool hero vows 'the time will come'

It started at Celtic and Andy Robertson would love it to end at Celtic if and when Liverpool decide he’s no longer needed at Anfield.

And therein lies the dilemma for the Scotland captain who has never hidden his love for the club that cut him loose as a 15-year-old before going on to become one of the world’s best left-backs.

He’s desperate to pull on the green and white shirt for real... but not if he’s past it as a pro. Will the day he leaves Liverpool mean he’s past it, though? The 28-year-old doesn’t know the answer to that. But when that day comes, as it must at some point, he knows where he’d want his next destination to be if he’s still young enough to give it his best. Robertson is completely honest about his love for Liverpool. If he could see out a career on Merseyside that has carried him to Champions League and Premier League glory, he would be thrilled.

But if that preferred option doesn’t come to pass? "Every time I watch Celtic, I consider it,” he admits.

“When you watch them and see a packed Celtic Park... as a fan you always have that dream. Ideally I want to finish my career here at Liverpool. If I can stay at the top of my game, at the top of the tree my whole career, that’s the route I want to go down.

“But also, when I look at Celtic and when I was growing up, I was thinking I wanted to give them my best years. When I was at Queen’s Park I had a dream of still playing with Celtic and always dreamed of giving my best years to Celtic.

“And now I don’t want to go as a 34 or 35-year-old old guy that my uncles start hating on me because I can’t move any more! Time will tell. I’m very much a person who lives in the moment.

“I don’t look too far ahead and I don’t often look back. There will be a time