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Liverpool fans react with dismay to James Pearce's update on Andy Robertson's injury
Liverpool fans have reacted with dismay after Andy Robertson broke down with a shoulder injury while on international duty with Scotland.
The 29-year-old has returned to Merseyside for further examination and will miss his country’s next fixture against France on Tuesday (17 October).
Robertson clashed with Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon and appeared to injure his shoulder, sparking fears that he may miss months of action for club and country.
Liverpool are next in action against city rivals Everton on Saturday (21 October).
The left-back, along with Brentford’s Aaron Hickey, has left the Scotland camp – with Sturm Graz defender Max Johnston joining the group.
Robertson has played every minute for Liverpool in the Premier League this season, returning one goal.
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According to The Athletic journalist James Pearce (12 October), the left-back dislocated his shoulder in the clash and underwent a scan to assess the full extent of the injury on Friday (13 October).
Reacting to the news, some fans bemoaned international breaks taking place during the club season.
Ban international football during the actual playing season.
— tyson mitchem (@TysonMitchem) October 12, 2023
International football is the worlds biggest farce. Waste of time.
— Dan (@DannyBarr90) October 13, 2023
Some fans started to look toward a potential timeframe, with one fearing Robertson could miss “months”.
he’s definitely out for months
— 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 (@ftbledison1) October 12, 2023
Meanwhile, more supporters bemoaned the lack of transfer business in the summer window.
Hard to imagine SO MANY PEOPLE were convinced we needed a left sided defender but the club decided nah, we’re good
— Enrico Pallazzo (@matthewspooner) October 12, 2023
Nice useless contract for Tsimikas when we should be prioritising quality competition/rotation for Robbo
— in here somewhere + free 🇵🇸 (@NoGoodTweetz) October 12, 2023
Fans also looked ahead to Tsimikas’ potential involvement in Robertson’s absence, starting with the derby clash against Everton on Saturday.
Faced with the prospect of Tsimikas starting some big games for us is worrying even though Robertson has been bang out of form this season he’s still miles better than Tsimikas. Tsimikas should of moved on about 12 months ago because he’s not good enough
— Kopite98 (@Kopite9821) October 12, 2023
In other news, talks open as Liverpool explore sensational deal.