Andy Robertson wild celebration is intimidating

Liverpool have been here before with their Scottish full-back sparking a vital late win and the signs bode well for Jurgen Klopp
met in May 2022, it was no surprise to see such an intense explosion of emotion from Robertson.

A collector’s item maybe given he has scored just nine times since he joined from Hull City in 2017, but the Scot isn’t alien to playing his part in a come-from-behind victory in the West Midlands.

Recalling the heroics of Liverpool’s class of 2019/20, it was four years ago that Robertson provided the stage for Sadio Mane to seal the most dramatic of victories on the Reds’ voyage to the first Premier League title since 1990.

Trailing Aston Villa in the 86th minute, the No.26 powered a header past Tom Heaton before instructing his team-mates to race back towards the halfway line in search of a winner.

His efforts paid off. Just minutes later the entirety of Villa Park held its breath as Alexander-Arnold’s corner was flicked on by Mane at the near post and trickled into the far post.

However, it wasn’t just Aston Villa who felt the wrath of Liverpool’s late sucker punches that campaign as they amassed 19 points from losing position on the way to a first league title in 30 years; Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Crystal Palace, Wolves, West Ham and Bournemouth all too being caught by the Reds on their way to Anfield immortality.

In fact, in Klopp’s seven full seasons at Anfield, Liverpool have recovered 116 points from losing positions. Of that tally, the largest amount (20) came in the 2021/22 campaign as the Reds tallied 92 points in the Premier League. And on two occasions (2018/19 and 21/22) their powers of recovery have seen them top the Premier League charts for points from losing positions

Impressively, just five games into the new season, that tally of 116 has already been strengthened by nine points with Liverpool’s heroics in the West Midlands adding to their victories against Newcastle United and Bournemouth back in August.

“Usually you learn things like this about your team later in the season,” said Klopp after full time on Saturday. “So you learn obviously pretty quickly and early. Yes, we are not stable yet, we are not. But then I think with all the changes we made now and again for this game, how can we be stable? I don’t ask for that.”

It’s no wonder Saturday afternoon’s wild celebrations at Molineux had a feel of deja vu about them.