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Sam Meade

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain loses bet with Andy Robertson involving Lionel Messi

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain must now replace Lionel Messi's shirt in house with Andy Robertson's after he lost a bet with his Liverpool team-mate.

The English midfielder and the Scotsman have both just claimed their first Premier League winners medals.

Liverpool's season has been a huge success but Robertson has added the cherry to the top of his cake.

Messi's shirt is the only one that is hung up in Oxlade-Chamberlain's house but he told Robertson that he would replaced it were the left-back to register 10 assists this season.

The 26-year-old has already hit 11 this term with one game remaining but Oxlade-Chamberlain admitted that he has not yet made the switch.

He explains: “There’s only shirt up in the house and it’s not moved – it’s Messi’s shirt.

“I said I’d remove that and put Robbo’s shirt up if he got 10 assists. Never have I seen anyone shank as many crosses onto someone’s head.

“The answer is, no I haven’t yet and it’s not good enough.”

Oxlade-Chamberlain revealed last September that the pair had a wager on the Scotsman's efforts when he said: "I do have a deal with him about assists.

"The deal was if he gets 10 Premier League assists this season, I will get a framed Andrew Robertson shirt to put in my house and I’ll put it next to Messi's."

Lionel Messi scored a brace against Liverpool in the Champions League last term (Catherine Ivill)

However Reds star Trent Alexander-Arnold is again the assist king at Anfield having set up his team-mates 13 times.

The right-back is seen as a crucial part of the success at Liverpool and has seen his delivery compared to David Beckham's.

Alexander-Arnold's comparisons with the England legend don't stop there with his free-kick taking coming in for huge praise.

The 21-year-old scored a stunner as the Reds beat Chelsea 5-3 earlier this week.

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