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Liverpool fullback Robertson: I threw up on my first training session!

Andy Robertson has revealed how he threw up during his first Liverpool training session.

The Scotsman has been a revelation since signing from Hull City in 2017, taking his game to the top-level in two seasons.

But it didn't all start rosy for the 25-year-old when he arrived at Melwood.

"The medical took two days, and it was brutal. My diet was weird because the medical staff had to do so many tests to make sure I was fit and was going to stay fit," he said.

"After I passed those tests, I had to go to Melwood to do a lactate test. I was running it with Danny Ings, and after a few laps around the pitch, I felt something going on with my stomach. I knew things were going to get bad, but what can you do? I just kept running. A few minutes later, I'm on my knees, puking my guts out on the Melwood pitch.

"This hallowed ground. This place where all these legends have trained. King Kenny. Rushie. Stevie Gerrard. And here I am, some wee lad from Glasgow, spewing up in front of the Liverpool medical staff. If first appearances count, God knows what they thought about me.

"The next day, I met the manager and I heard his laugh from a mile away. He'd obviously heard about my test. I turn around and he's walking toward me, rubbing his belly and pointing at me. The staff behind him are having a laugh, too. Then he gave me a big hug. After that, I relaxed a bit."

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