Today’s meeting with the FA Cup holders at Wembley represents the Premier League champions’ first competitive outing of 2020-21 - and Robertson is determined to fare better than last year’s corresponding fixture, when the Reds lost out to Manchester City on penalties.
“Last season we had that chance [to begin the campaign by lifting a trophy] as well but this feels a bit different this time - you know, we’re there on merit this time,” the left-back told Liverpoolfc.com.
“Last year we were there because Man City won every trophy going and we’d finished second to them.