Robertson: We still have a main objective for the rest of the season

Andy Robertson says motivation is still very high within the squad despite Liverpool being knocked out of all domestic and European cup competitions.

The Reds under Jurgen Klopp have made a habit out of challenging for honours on multiple fronts, and winning their fair share along the way.

However this season is somewhat different and after being defeated by their old nemesis Real Madrid before the international break, it means that the main objective from now until May is making sure they remain at the top table of European club competition by qualifying for the Champions League next season.

As one of the more senior members of the squad, Robertson knows all about big games and what it takes to win them.

In terms of their league campaign, this upcoming week could be the most challenging yet with a away clash to Man City on Saturday, followed by a midweek fixture against a fellow underperforming outfit Chelsea and ending with the Premier League leaders Arsenal.

The Mirror reported Robertson as saying.

“It is obviously a big week, we are playing against three big teams and it is going to be an intense week but it’s what you look forward to when you come to this club. These are the big games you want to be involved in.

“Going into April, not being in the Champions League, FA Cup or League Cup, and then not being in a title race is so disappointing - it’s a position we don’t want to be in,” he explained.

“We are out of every competition, but we still believe we are a team that can compete in every competition. So to fix that, we have to be in these tournaments again next season, and the only way to do that is finishing in the top four. So we’ve got 12 games to fix it, and we are determined to put our all into those next 12 games.”

But to achieve that goal, Liverpool have to copy the kind of run that they produced in the 2020/1 season.

Their best winning streak in the league this campaign is four which occurred either side of the World Cup and they will have to produce a unbeaten run of some substance to cut the gap on Tottenham and Newcastle.

Robertson knows that the consistency needs to improve substantially.

“(Standards) have to to be on the highest level when you play at this club - you don't get an option not to do that, the people around the club demand that. I think we do that, but we have just lacked a little bit of consistency this season.

“In the last five or six years consistency is the one word that would be put next to our name, as we always showed up and even when not at our best we still managed to grind out results. We haven’t done that this season, and we have to fix that.”