Liverpool defender Andrew Robertson turns 26 today and, to mark the occasion, The Anfield Wrap on Twitter (@TheAnfieldWrap) shared a clip of his altercation with Lionel Messi in last year’s Champions League semi-finals.
Andy Robertson is 26 today
Here he is having absolutely no time for the greatest player to have ever played the game pic.twitter.com/2SvwzMkiB6
— The Anfield Wrap (@TheAnfieldWrap) March 11, 2020
In the opening minute of the second leg at Anfield, the Barcelona man was stopped in his tracks by the Scottish left-back and raised his arms as if to indicate that a free kick should have been awarded. Robertson reacted by pushing a seated Messi on the back of the head as if to let him know that Liverpool would not shirk in their mission to retrieve a 3-0 deficit – which of course they did with a legendary 4-0 win.
The Reds defender recently admitted in a Daily Mail interview that he regrets his conduct towards Messi that night and referred to the Argentina striker as “the best player in the world”. Tonight he and his team-mates face a similar if not quite as improbable a rescue mission as Liverpool seek to overturn a 1-0 first leg defeat against another La Liga outfit in Atletico Madrid.
On the occasion of Robertson’s 26th birthday, these Kopites fondly recalled his shove on “bottler” Messi in last May’s memorable European clash at Anfield:
He destroyed that bottler
— Saka welcome to Liverpool (@retofa234) March 11, 2020
— Michael Bisset (@MJBisset_96) March 11, 2020
My left back.
— John Prescott (@jp_lfc) March 11, 2020
gReAsTeSt pLaYeR tO hAvE eVeR pLaY tHE gAmE
— ————— (@farouk606) March 11, 2020
— Haha Goh (@HahaGoh) March 11, 2020
What a guy! @andrewrobertso5
— MarkyB? (@markyb_lfc9) March 11, 2020
Liverpool fans, what did you make of Robertson’s clash with Messi last year? Was that one of your favourite memories of the Scotsman so far at Anfield? Let us know what you think in the comments section below!
