Liverpool’s Triumph Shattered: Andy Robertson Reveals Heartbreaking Moment that Changed Everything After Diogo Jota’s Death

“We’re only human beings at the end of the day. I think for the world of football it was tough enough, but for us, it’s one of our best mates,” said the Scotland international.

“We had a disruptive pre-season… in terms of grief, the manager, the sports scientists, they couldn’t push us too hard, too early because of what we were going through,” he continued.

Robertson acknowledged that, despite winning their first five games of the season, the Liverpool team were acutely aware that their performances were poor from the start.

“It was probably a bit of a false position [topping the Premier League table after five games]. We knew our performances had to lift,” said the 32-year-old.

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