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Caoimhe O'Neill

Andy Robertson on "nervous" Liverpool teammates and Premier League return boost

Liverpool defender Andy Robertson hopes the return of the Premier League will be a 'big lift' to the nation.

Top flight football has been absent since its March 13 suspension due to the outbreak of the coronavirus.

Provisional plans to restart the campaign have been backed by all 20 clubs, and the Government last week announced elite sport could make its return behind closed doors from June 1.

The Reds have now resumed contact training as they prepare to make their own return which could be later this month against Everton.

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And Robertson thinks there's no safer place to be than at Melwood with all the various health and safety protocols and testing in place.

"All the Premier League protocols that they've set out, the club has to adhere to them," he explained to Sky Sports.

"They've been second to none - the staff in here have been a different class and they've made it a safe environment for us to come and train.

"For me when people's normal jobs start going back to normal and people are getting told to get to go back to work, for us, I don't think there's a safer place we can be.

"We are following everything, the doctors are staying on top of everything.

"Look I can understand people being a bit nervous. People in our squad were nervous about it at the start. I don't think they are now.

"They see how safe we are being and no stone is left unturned. That's what we've got to do but different players from different clubs have different views on it."

The Scotsman added: "That's something the Premier League are working on to get everything spot on and to keep everyone happy.

"We've done really well so far, everyone keeping to the rooms and doing everything that we need to do.

"Then we can hopefully get football back on the telly as I think it can give people around this country a big lift."

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