Andy Robertson braced for tough trip despite Man City struggles

Liverpool left-back Andy Robertson is expecting an “incredibly tough trip” to Manchester City despite their poor season continuing with their midweek Champions League exit.

Pep Guardiola’s men have won the last four Premier League titles but this season the trophy looks set for Anfield, with the Reds entering the weekend with an eight-point cushion at the top.

City are 17 points off the leaders and reeling from Wednesday’s bruising 3-1 play-off defeat at Real Madrid in the Champions League, but Robertson is expecting a reaction at the Etihad Stadium.

“It’s still an incredibly tough place to go,” the long-serving Liverpool left-back said.

“Certainly since I’ve been here, our record there isn’t great from my memories. Maybe we’ve had a couple of draws and things like that. It’s always been a tough place for us.

“They’ve got some fantastic players. OK, they’re maybe having a tough season, but I think they showed last weekend against Newcastle they can still steamroll teams.

“We have to be at our best, that’s the only way to do it. And if we are at our best then we believe we can cause any team problems.

“But it’s going to be difficult. We need to recover, rest as much as we can because the schedule has been tough – but we’ll be ready to go on Sunday.

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