Robertson reveals he was told to f**k off in first Liverpool training sessions

Andy Robertson has told the story of how his first day at Liverpool left him vomiting on the pitches of Melwood.

The Scotland captain moved to the Reds from Hull City in 2017 and immediately began pre-season training in July of that year after completing an £8million switch.

Pre-season at Liverpool under Jurgen Klopp traditionally involves the lactate tests from head of fitness and conditioning, Andreas Kornmayer, with the fearsome exercises holding something of an infamous reputation among the players at Anfield.

Robertson has revealed how his first attempts at the test forced him to throw up on the pitch, such was the difficulty of the challenge set by famed taskmaster Kornmayer.

Speaking on the Peter Crouch podcast, the Liverpool defender said: "The day I signed we got the tour of the stadium and stuff and that is when it really hits home.

"But I remember my first day, there was only six or seven of us because it was pre-season, so only a few of us in and Danny Ings was just coming back from long-term injury.

"So he stayed behind and we had to do the lactate test that the Germans love, it's basically running to your maximum.

"I remember running alongside Danny Ings and I was just sick everywhere! Actually physically sick.

"[With the test] they set up poles around the pitch and you have to make each pole on the whistle but then it gets faster and faster.

"My medical took two days so I didn't really eat, so I put it down to that and I was tired.

"Ingsy was talking to me on the way round and I could just feel it, I knew something wasn't right. I tried to hold it in my mouth and I just had to let it go. It was terrible. Day one!

"Luckily the gaffer (Klopp) wasn't there and I thought I'd got away with it and he returned three days later and introduced himself, blah blah blah, and then he called me Mr Sick Boy or something like that. I was gutted!"

Robertson also explained the moment he felt he had broken the ice with his new team-mates when he stepped into the rondo circuit after the two youngest players in the squad were called for.

Robertson was 22 at the time and was immediately given a tongue lashing from captain Jordan Henderson who thought his new team-mate was much older.

"I was learning how the manager wants me to play but obviously when the season starts he's got trophies to win and a team to build," he added.

"He can't be tip-toeing me through every step. Obviously our game is all about high press and winning the ball back but I was struggling making the final step.

"But once I started to get that and it started clicking, I believed I wasn't far off then. People do sink [at Liverpool] if they maybe cannot cut it.

"But I think because I have came from lower leagues and stuff I don't see it as much as people who have played at the highest level.

"When I did it, I got accepted off the English lads straight away. My first box or rondo or whatever you want to call it, Hendo told me to f*** off as soon as I went in because I stepped in and it was meant to be the two youngest players.

"So I stepped in, he didn't know I was 22, he thought I was 28! So he told me to f*** off!

"So that was a nice start that the skipper was on my side."