Liverpool’s Andy Robertson hailed as “the best full-back since Ashley Cole”

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Former Tottenham Hotspur striker Garth Crooks believes that Liverpool’s Andy Robertson is the best full-back he has seen since Ashley Cole.

Andy Robertson

The Scotland captain earned the praise after providing an assist for Georginio Wijnaldum during his side’s 3-0 Premier League win over Bournemouth on Saturday.

It was the 24-year-old’s sixth league assist of the season and earned him a comparison with the three-time Premier League winner.

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Alasdair Mackenzie

Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.