Andy Robertson knew moment Liverpool was in trouble as Champions League salvaged

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Liverpool has had a difficult season, and it was apparent before Christmas that the Reds were not going to achieve the goals that they set out to at the start of the campaignAndy Robertson spoke about Liverpool's difficult season(Image: Liverpool FC via Getty Images)Liverpool legend Andy Robertson admitted that he knew before Christmas that the Reds weren't going to have the season that they wanted to have.Arne Slot 's men began the season with five successive wins in the Premier League, but a sharp drop-off followed as the team went on a run of nine defeats in 12 games across September, October and November.That run saw Liverpool exit the League Cup as well as effectively surrender the title, and although results stabilized heading into the new year, it was still a disappointing run-in, as the club suffered heavy defeats to exit both the FA Cup and the Champions League in April.READ MORE: Alan Shearer calls Liverpool hero one of best signings in Premier League historyREAD MORE: Curtis Jones drops Liverpool transfer hint immediately after last game of seasonLiverpool had to wait until the final day of the season to rubber-stamp qualification for next season's Champions League, and Robertson said it was absolutely vital that the club secured a top-five finish."It (qualifying for the Champions League was a must)," Robertson said. "It's been a hugely disappointing season from how we wanted it all to pan out."It was clear before Christmas that it wasn't going to pan out how we wanted it to.

I really hope they can kick on.Robertson made his final appearance for Liverpool on Sunday(Image: Paul ELLIS / AFP via Getty Images)"When we first came in, it was a dream to win the Champions League or the Premier League; it's now an expectation. Now that the main man's here [Salah], if I could just say two more things.

There's two other people leaving other clubs today that are pretty important."Pep Guardiola pushed us to completely new limits, I think both of us will agree with that, and probably we should have won more Premier Leagues if it wasn't for that man. What a servant to Manchester City, and I wish him all the best."And finally, Seamus Coleman, I think when I was growing up, he was one of the Premier League full-backs that was really at a very, very high level, and he was certainly a better bargain than me at 60 grand!"Obviously, he's leaving Everton, and he's been a fantastic servant for that football club, and I wish him all the best as well."