Athletic Bilbao Hold Liverpool In Pre-season Friendly
Liverpool drew Athletic Bilbao 1-1 in their pre-season friendly on Sunday at Anfield Stadium.
In the 53rd minute, Berenguer Remiro scored to cancel Liverpool’s Jota 13th-minute goal.
Robertson appeared to twist his right ankle as he attempted to block a cross from Athletic winger Alex Berenguer shortly before half-time.
The Scotland international instantly dropped to the turf and required lengthy treatment in front of the Kop.
A stretcher was brought on but Robertson was able to walk slowly from the pitch with the assistance of two members of the Liverpool backroom staff, with a worried 40,000-crowd at Anfield giving the defender a generous round of applause.
Liverpool have apologised to supporters after the implementation of a new electronic ticketing system caused huge queues at Anfield and forced a 30-minute delay in the friendly against Athletic Bilbao.
“We apologise wholeheartedly to all fans impacted by the delayed entry into Anfield today. This was due to issues relating to access processes and matchday operations,” said a Liverpool statement.
“We understand how frustrating this has been for our supporters, who have been looking forward to getting back into Anfield.
“We will be doing a full debrief of today’s entry process to identify why the system was slower than expected and will endeavour to ensure such issues are addressed ahead of Monday night’s match against Osasuna.
“We thank supporters for their patience and understanding.”