The record for the most assists by a defender in the Premier League is presently held by Leighton Baines, although two Liverpool defenders are just behind him.
Although Trent Alexander-Arnold is competing, his accomplice Andy Robertson is now leading.
In the top tier of England, Robertson has provided 39 assists for Liverpool and Hull City, 10 fewer than Baines’ 49.
Meanwhile, Alexander-Arnold has accrued 35 Premier League assists.
To set a record-breaking 50 assists in the Premier League, Liverpool’s two fullbacks will engage in a tough competition.
The way in which Jürgen Klopp has deployed his full-backs since moving to English football has been nothing short of revolutionary.
Alexander-Arnold and Robertson have been producing off-the-charts creative numbers every season for the Reds.
The Liverpool academy deserves credit for helping Trent Alexander-Arnold to fulfill his potential and become one of the world’s best full-backs, but the recruitment team arguably deserves more for picking up Andy Robertson from Hull City.
Robertson joined Liverpool in 2018 worth just £10 million, representative of one of the most significant coups in the club’s history.
The Scotsman was recently listed by Paul Merson as the Jürgen Klopp era’s fifth-best signing, after Sadio Mané, Mo Salah, Virgil Van Dijk, and Alisson.
Liverpool has a full-back duo unlike any other, and they should be grateful to have come upon such ability.
