What Liverpool dressing room 'never said' about Man City, Arsenal and Premier League title race

Those wanting an insight into the mindset of Liverpool's dressing room should consider the reaction of Andy Robertson shortly after the Reds had steadied their Premier League title tilt with a victory at Fulham on Sunday.

"We’re third favourites to outside people," says the left-back. "But I think a lot of Liverpool fans would have taken this position at the start of the season. We have to maybe remind ourselves of that."

Nothing wrong with a little perspective amid the whirlwind of a championship race that sees the Reds, with just five matches remaining, behind leaders Arsenal on goal difference with Manchester City a further point adrift, albeit with a game in hand.

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For a squad in transition that underwent a radical midfield overhaul last summer, few expected an instant championship challenge. But when asked if Liverpool could possess an edge on last season's two main rivals due to their surprise position as title contenders, Robertson betrayed the real feeling among Jurgen Klopp's squad.

"Oh, I never said we didn't expect that!" comes the swift retort. "Just that Liverpool fans maybe didn’t. But we believed in our squad at the start of this season. We knew it was a kind of restart, the gaffer was calling it 2.0 and things like that. We believed in the ability coming into the squad and the ability that was already there.

"We believe in ourselves, of course we do. But we’re in a position that we are happy to be in, in the title race, this late on. But at the end of the day, there will be two disappointed teams. We have to do everything we can to try and put us in a