Arne Slot offers Andy Robertson injury update ahead of Champions League clash

Andy Robertson was substituted late in Liverpool's win over Wolves after picking up a knock and head coach Arne Slot has offered an update on the left-back's fitness

Liverpool boss Arne Slot has played down injury concerns about Andy Robertson ahead of his side's midweek Champions League clash against Bologna.

Robertson was replaced by Joe Gomez late in Liverpool's 2-1 win over Wolves on Saturday after he was on the receiving end of a strong challenge from Carlos Forbs. Slot admitted after the game that the left-back has "a bit of a knock", but was confident he would be back in training on Monday.

"I don't expect this to be a big problem, although you never know, but I think he just got a knock," said Slot. "End phase of the game, maybe he was a bit tired as well because the guy who came in – Forbs, I knew him, of course, from the Dutch competition – he made it a real fight for him.

"He got a bit of a knock but I'm expecting him to be in training on Monday again, but let's wait [and see]." Liverpool's victory over Wolves saw them go top of the Premier League after Manchester City dropped points against Newcastle and Slot is delighted with his side's start to the season.

"It's almost ideal that we played Wolves today because we are top and they're last and they absolutely don't deserve to be last," he said. "They had a very difficult fixture list and I've seen many games of them and in almost every game they deserve more.

"You could even argue [that] today because it wasn't like we were so much better than them. They were in the game [and] doing a lot of good things. If they keep doing this against other teams as well they will never end up No. 20 [in the league].

"We still have to prove that when we come across Arsenal, Newcastle, Chelsea [and] Aston Villa [to see] if we can then still be up there with Champions League games included as well. I think everybody is realistic enough.

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"All the players have so much experience that they understand six games into the season doesn't give you a realistic view on the league table. That is more like in 19 games then you can really feel, 'OK, where are we?'

"But of course it helps if you get some good results, especially if you bring in a new manager and a new staff and being a successor of such a successful one. Of course everybody understands that if we'd have lost four or five out of these first six fixtures that life would've been a bit different than it is."

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