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Andy Robertson says Liverpool won't be drawn into a diving war with Neymar on Tuesday – but admits they'll be at the mercy of the officials over the Brazilian.

Neymar will be part of the Paris Saint-Germain side that visits the Reds for the Champions League Group C opener.

The attacker has acquired a reputation during his career of going to ground easily, criticism of which reached a crescendo during the recent World Cup.

Neymar is expected to be given a hostile reception at Anfield, particularly having recently declared Jurgen Klopp's side won't finish in the Premier League's top four this season.

And while Robertson is aware of the PSG man's undoubted talent, he accepts only referee Cuneyt Cakir and his fellow officials can stamp out any simulation.

Asked how Neymar will be received by Reds supporters, the Scottish defender said: “That's not up to me, it's the fans. What I do know is that he's a world-class player and we need to be wary of him.

“His skills speak for themselves. Yeah, people say he goes down to easily, but that's not up to us. It's up to the referee to decide. We'll stay away from that.

“For us, we've got to concentrate on the qualities. Unfortunately for us, he has a lot of them. It's one player that we'll have to be wary of. The bad thing for us is that they've got quite a lot of players that we'll have to be wary of.

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“On the another side, a good thing for us is that we've got a lot of players that can cause them problems.”

Liverpool, like PSG, go into the game having won their first five league games, and have conceded only twice since the start of the season.

They defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 at Wembley on Saturday, and Robertson said: “We've shored up at the back, which is pleasing. We've all walked into the dressing room on Saturday a bit disappointed we've lost the first goal for them.

“It shouldn't happen so late on. We've got be switched on from set-plays and we put ourselves under pressure for the last two minutes when it was a very comfortable performance.

“That was a wee bit disappointing. Obviously conceding two in the first five and maintaining our unbeaten run are the positives.”

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Saturday's game began a run of seven games in 23 days, with Liverpool also facing Southampton, Chelsea and Manchester City in the Premier League, travelling to Napoli in the Champions League and entertaining Chelsea in the Carabao Cup.

“I think we've passed this test, yeah,” said Robertson of the Wembley win. “It was our toughest game out of the first five – no disrespect to the other teams.

“But coming away to Tottenham is always a tough game, but to get the three points we're delighted with.

“Now that task is over and we've got a hell of a run in the next six games. We will have tougher tests now, but ones that we'll look forward to.

“This was probably our best performance all-round. We played well against West Ham and the next three weren't our best but we managed to get results. And that's what you need to do in this league.

“I think it's still too early for a statement or whatever. But we've just got to keep doing what we're doing, winning games that are put in front of us.”