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Grading Liverpool’s summer signings – Andrew Robertson and Dominic Solanke

Andy Robertson of Liverpool in action during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Burnley at Anfield on September 16, 2017 in Liverpool, ...
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The two youngsters have found opportunities hard to come by since signing for Liverpool.

Dominic Solanke of Liverpool and Aleksander Dragovic of Leicester City battle for possession during the Carabao Cup Third Round match between Leicester City and Liverpool at The King Power...

According to The Guardian, Premier League clubs spent over £1.4bn on new signings in the last summer transfer window.

HITC are using the international break to analyse who has been worth every penny, and who has been a waste of money.

Here we take a closer look at what impact Andrew Robertson and Dominic Solanke have had in their short time at Liverpool.

Andrew Robertson

Andy Robertson of Liverpool in action during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Burnley at Anfield on September 16, 2017 in Liverpool, England.

The Scotland left-back can count himself hard done by to have had so few opportunities at Anfield, having given a good account of himself in all three of his first-team starts.

Despite having not featured since September’s Carabao Cup defeat to Leicester City, Robertson’s signing has been worthwhile as it has pushed Alberto Moreno to become a better player.

The Spaniard has been Liverpool’s most consistent defender this season and Robertson’s arrival, which put his Reds future under threat, has been the catalyst for this improvement.

Grade: C+

Dominic Solanke

Dominic Solanke of Liverpool and Pedro Obiang of West Ham United in action during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Liverpool at London Stadium on November 4, 2017 in...

Solanke’s Liverpool career won’t be judged for a few years yet, but he has been used frequently enough by Jurgen Klopp that we have seen glimpses of the player he could be.

The 20-year-old striker left Chelsea for Liverpool for a clearer pathway into the first team and has already made seven Premier League cameos off the bench, a joint-high at Anfield.

A maiden Reds goal would do Solanke’s confidence the world of good – he came so close when hitting the crossbar against Burnley. If he continues to put himself about as he has done, it will come soon.

Grade: C

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