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SK Awards: Premier League 2018/19 - 5 best left-backs of the season

Modified May 23, 2019 16:48 GMT

Will Andrew Robertson make it into the top 5?

#1 Andrew Robertson

Andrew Robertson has become a key player for Liverpool

It’s hardly a surprise that Liverpool’s Andrew Robertson would be considered the best left-back in the Premier League during 2018/19. The Scottish international had a strong season in 2017/18 after becoming used to boss Jurgen Klopp’s demands, but this season he’s been a revelation, becoming one of the key players for the Reds during their eventually unsuccessful title charge.

Only his right-sided equivalent Trent Alexander-Arnold created more goals for Liverpool this season; Robertson delivered 11 assists, Alexander-Arnold 12, but Robertson made more appearances with 36, showing how well-thought of he is at Anfield. The Scotsman also managed an excellent pass success rate of 83.2%, and completed a total of 51 key passes across the season too.

But attacking prowess is only one side of Robertson’s game; he also scores highly when it comes to defensive statistics and it’s hardly a surprise that Liverpool had the tightest defence in the whole league this season, conceding just 22 goals in their 38 games. Whether Robertson can keep up this kind of form going into 2019/20 is a question, but if he can he could well go down as one of the all-time greats at left-back.

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