The Reds visit Aston Villa on Wednesday night with the chance to move 10 points clear at the top of the table, albeit having played one game more than second-placed Arsenal.

Arne Slot’s side successfully navigated their way through a testing afternoon against Wolverhampton Wanderers last time out as they held off a late comeback to win 2-1 at home.

They take on Villa just three days on from that game and Robertson – a veteran of several title challenges across his Anfield career – has warned that more difficulties inevitably lie ahead.

The left-back told Liverpoolfc.com: “It’s never straightforward. I think we’ve learned that over the years and there’s always bumps and there’s always twists and turns, and I think that’s always how it is when you get to the end of the season no matter where you’ve finished.

“There’s always been a kind of rollercoaster element to it and I think it’s part and parcel of it, it’s what the fans enjoy, they enjoy the rollercoaster [because] it makes the highs a lot more special and obviously the fans’ support has been unbelievable for us up to now.

“Like I’ve said, we never take it for granted: every away end being sold out, how many games we’ve got, and every time we come home the stadium is full and they really get behind us.

“OK, there might be nervy moments and there might be bad moments but hopefully we can all be happy at the end of the season.

“But it’s up to us to try to achieve that and we can achieve it all together by pushing in the same direction, by supporting each other, and I believe we have done that really well up to now and we’re going to do that up to the end of the season.”

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The quick turnaround between the meetings with Wolves and Villa, with a trip to Manchester City following on Sunday, means Slot’s squad must overcome the challenges of a packed fixture list in order to maintain their push for glory.

Robertson continued: “The schedule just now is obviously really intense and you don’t get time to really even analyse the last game before you’re moving on to the next game.

“We just have to move on and already we now head into Villa and it’s going to be an unbelievably tough game. I think they’ve only been beaten there once this season and I know how good they can play and how good they are, so it’s going to be a difficult game.

“We always have a difficult game there but we have to go there full of confidence, we’re still in a good moment, and hopefully we can get the win that we really need.”

Liverpool’s sole successful Premier League title triumph, in 2019-20, included an unforgettable and pivotal match at Villa Park.

The Reds were 1-0 down in the 87th minute but somehow secured all three points thanks to Robertson’s equaliser and a stoppage-time winner by Sadio Mane.

The No.26 added: “That Villa Park game is probably one of my favourites, one that I definitely look back on with happy memories.

“It was obviously a bit earlier on in the season that time but when you go to Villa Park it’s always a tough game… they’re a really tough team to play against – especially under Unai Emery now with how well they play and how difficult they make it.

“There’s a reason why they’ve only been beaten once at Villa Park this season and I think their record last season was really good as well. It’s always a tough game and it’s a game you have to be at 100 per cent [in] to get anything out of.

“That’s what we’ll be aiming to do but we know that they will also be aiming to do the exact same thing and it’s important that we bring our best version of ourselves – and if we do that, obviously we believe we can get the three points that we need.”

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