Andy Robertson left with egg on his face after bold Liverpool comments last month
Andy Robertson has done himself no favors in proving his critics wrong after being shown a straight red card within the opening quarter of an hour against Fulham on Saturday.
The Scotsman was dismissed with just 17 minutes gone on the clock when he brought down Harry Wilson as the last man, having let the Welsh winger get in front of him following a poor touch when attempting to intercept a long ball through the middle.
Despite a VAR check to see if Wilson had initially been offside, the left-back found himself heading for a very early bath once the decision was not overruled.
What made things worse for Robertson is how his dismissal came when his side were already 1-0 down, having seen Andreas Pereira put the Cottagers ahead in controversial fashion just six minutes before he was shown a red card.
It couldn't have come at a worse time for the left-back, who had recently won back his spot in the starting XI from Kostas Tsimikas, who had replaced the Scotland captain on a number of occasions this season following an up and down start to the campaign.
In fact, Robertson had vowed to prove his critics wrong after losing his place under Arne Slot following October's 2-2 draw with Arsenal, where he admitted he felt "written off" following a disappointing individual display in which he was at fault for Bukayo Saka's opening goal.
"Last couple of games I've been on the bench and I got doubters for the first time in a long time, first time at this club," Robertson said last month, as per ESPN. "But it suits me in this position. I am trying to prove people wrong again. I tried to do that against Villa.
"I want to play every game, of course, but that was not possible. I knew that the next time I got a chance I would take it and that's what I tried to do."
Robertson was restored to the starting XI for the 2-0 victory over Aston Villa on November 9 and has retained his spot ever since. However, today's blunder against Fulham poses yet another setback for the left-back as he battles to win over the fans.
At such a crucial and hectic stage of the season, too, he has severely limited Slot's options in that position over the festive break, and now has a lot of making up to do in order to redeem himself - especially if Liverpool goes on to lose against Fulham.
