It is hard to remember a time before Andy Robertson at Liverpool, considering the vast influence the Scot has enjoyed with the Reds.
He wasn’t always the club’s preferred signing at left-back, however, with Ben Chilwell a primary target in the summer of 2016.
The Englishman ended up staying put at Leicester City, however, with Robertson arriving from Hull City the following year.
Speaking to Sky Sports in the lead-up to Saturday’s Premier League clash between Liverpool and the Foxes, Chilwell says he is happy he didn’t move at that point:
I was 17 at the time. My agent was the one dealing with it all, talking to Liverpool and Leicester about the situation.
At the time, I was trying to break into the U21 team at Leicester so I was just focused on getting into that and progressing into the first team here.”
Definitely no regrets. When I look at how the last four or five years have gone, starting eight games now for the England team is something I’m very happy with.
Leicester was the right place for me to be at the time and the older players have helped me a lot. The staff have kept me grounded. Definitely no regrets.
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There is no denying Chilwell’s quality as a player and he will be a key figure for Leicester this weekend.
He is now looking like England’s first-choice left-back ahead of Euro 2020 and Manchester City have reportedly shown interest in him.
Despite this, Robertson remains the superior player, with many regarding him as the world’s best left-back.
He was superb in Wednesday’s 4-3 Champions League win over Salzburg, scoring his second goal for Liverpool.
It will be intriguing to see how both sets of full-backs fare at Anfield, with Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ricardo Pereira the two best in their position in the league, much like Robertson and Chilwell.
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