Andy Robertson Says Liverpool Will Ignore Any Playacting from Neymar in UCL

Liverpool defender Andy Robertson has said his team won't pay any attention to playacting from Neymar on Tuesday in the UEFA Champions League.

The Reds will meet Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield in Week 1 of the competition in a highly anticipated contest.

While Neymar will undoubtedly pose a threat to the Premier League side after a fine start to the season, Robertson was quizzed on how Liverpool players and fans would react to any histrionics, per Glenn Price of ESPN:

"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 too 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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While Neymar has earned a reputation as one of the world's best footballers for his performances in the French capital, for Brazil and previously with Barcelona, he has also developed a reputation for making the most of contact and hitting the ground easily.

The issue was brought into sharper focus during the FIFA World Cup, when Neymar was regularly on the floor, per BBC Sport:

Still, the forward would possibly argue that he is on the end of some roughhouse treatment at times:

Anfield is renowned for providing a hostile atmosphere when it comes to European nights, and it will be intriguing to see how Neymar copes in this environment.

As Robertson noted, regardless of his antics, the PSG No. 10 is an excellent footballer, and while he didn't enjoy the best World Cup, he's started the season in brilliant form for his club. While he was rested on Friday for the clash with Saint-Etienne, he's scored four goals in four Ligue 1 games so far.

What Liverpool will also need to be wary of is PSG's other attacking weapons. Edinson Cavani is an excellent focal point up top, and on the right flank, Kylian Mbappe—who was sensational at the World Cup in France's victorious run—can cause havoc among any defence.

The PSG Tourist Twitter account joked about the attacking potency Thomas Tuchel has available to him at this point:

Liverpool shouldn't be too fearful of their opponents, though, as the Reds have started the season with five wins from five matches in the Premier League, fuelling hopes of a possible tilt at the title.

The Anfield outfit will be keen to put together another memorable run in the Champions League, having made it all the way to the final last season before coming up short against Real Madrid in a 3-1 defeat. Snuffing out Neymar's influence and a win on Tuesday would be the perfect start to the competition for them.