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Fulham star Antonee Robinson and former Liverpool defender Paul Konchesky(Image: Getty Images)

For the majority of the Premier League era, left-back has been a problem position for Liverpool.

Liverpool have a League Cup final meeting with Newcastle United to look forward to days after Robertson’s 31st birthday and are looking increasingly-likely to win a second Premier League title.

But they continue to be linked with a plethora of left-backs, including Fulham’s Antonee Robinson, Rayan Ait-Nouri of Wolverhampton Wanderers and AFC Bournemouth full-back Milos Kerkez and Ajax defender Jorrel Hato.

Paul Konchesky is one player who could not successfully fill Liverpool’s problem left-back position during his own time with the Reds.

Obviously I’m an ex-Fulham player and get invited back, and when I see him, every time I see it, he's been fantastic.

“I think he would suit Liverpool.

I think the way Liverpool play and he attacks like a winger, a lot like the team at Liverpool already, especially last season and this season.

“I think he's like for like, if they were to sign Robinson to replace Robertson.

And I think it was the last couple of days of the transfer window that Fulham signed someone and allowed me to go up to Liverpool and speak to them.

“I ended up going on deadline day.

While Liverpool parted with £3.5m, they also sent youngsters Alex Kacaniklic and Lauri Dalla Valle the other way to Fulham as part of the transfer.

And Kacaniklic, who would become a Sweden international, later revealed how Hodgson had actually sold him by mistake, calling him up in an effort to keep him at Anfield having originally thought one of his academy team-mates was departing instead.

Konchesky feels sympathy for Kacaniklic, who has actually just announced his retirement from football after previously being struck down by an ACL injury and then leaving AEL Limassol in January.

The former Liverpool defender only became aware of the faux pas years later, but concedes things don’t always work out in football.

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“I know the two young boys went to Fulham but I wasn't aware of that until later,” he said.
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