Liverpool 4-3 Crystal Palace - 5 Talking Points, Premier League 2018-19

Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the Premier League table
Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the Premier League table

#2 Andy Robertson's stock keeps on rising

Robertson was the best Liverpool player on show
Robertson was the best Liverpool player on show

The Liverpool left-back has recently had some people call him the best in his position in world football. While that may be a bit of stretch at this point, Robertson is doing his reputation absolutely no harm.

With Naby Keita ahead of him on the flank bereft of confidence and doing very little at either end of the pitch, it has been hugely important for Robertson to have the kind of impact that he has been having in recent months for the Reds.

Even in this game, Robertson was non-stop. Heh, Robertson, non-stop, Michael Owen, is that you? But it's true, that is the one word which most aptly describes the Scot.

It is, as Jose Mourinho said after Manchester United played at Anfield this season, a pain for oppositions to watch Robertson just keep on going the way he does.

There was one moment from this game, which symbolises Robertson as the player that he is. Most other players would've let the ball roll out of play when he stretched every sinew of his body to keep it in, and roll it towards Mane, who scored Liverpool's fourth goal of the game, that eventually provided them the insurance of the victory.

He's just signed a new five-year deal with Liverpool this past week, and he's slowly but surely becoming one of the club's most prized assets.

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