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Warnock full of praise for 'incredible' Liverpool pair Robertson and Alexander-Arnold

Former Liverpool fullback Stephen Warnock is full of praise for Andrew Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold.

The young pair were outstanding in their Champions League triumph last season.

"Both Andy and Trent [Alexander-Arnold] on the other side had incredible seasons," Warnock told Liverpoolfc.com.

"I think last season with the protection that Andy got from the midfielders, whether that be Fabinho, James Milner, Gini Wijnaldum or Jordan Henderson, he knew he was able to make those runs forward without leaving gaps behind him.

“When he is going forward, the quality of delivery he possesses is brilliant. You see a lot of full-backs or wingers who get in a good position and they panic and try and overhit the ball.

“But the one thing you see with Robbo and Trent is they don't panic and they have composure; they slow themselves down in those positions and their quality comes out.

“The biggest thing for me with Robbo is – and I know everyone talks about his assists and quality going forward - defensively he is superb.

“Your modern day full-back can often attack, but can he defend? Robbo can do both comfortably and for me, and I've said it before, he is arguably the best left-back in the world at the moment."

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