Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp lavished praise on left-back Andy Robertson.

The defender was at his very best for the Reds, grabbing a record breaking Premier League assist in a 3-1 win over Aston Villa on Monday.

Asked about Robertson becoming the top assisting defender in Premier League history, and his overall game, Klopp stated to the club website post-game: “We don't have that much time, but he is a great guy. Your colleagues told me now [about it] because I am not so much into stats, but what came first to my mind was the guy we bought from Hull.

“We knew he was an exceptional talent, but personality [and] character makes you the player you can be. He obviously really had a good basis for that. He was a real talent offensively; defensively he was not that good and I remember when he came into my office after half a year because he didn't play a lot [about] what he has to change.

“I explained to him how he has to defend again and I said, 'I am disappointed I have to tell you again because I told you a couple of times, that is the thing you have to change and everything is fine.' Now he obviously [is] a proper defender and still sets up balls.

“I have so many balls in my mind where he missed the free player in the middle; imagine he would have been there, more accurate as well, then the number [is] even crazier. It's a great number and really special – and the same for Mo, I heard now. It's crazy. When you are mentioned in the same phrase or same sentence as Sir Kenny Dalglish then you did something right. In this moment especially, it's a big one as well."