Some footballing farewells are written in the stars, and Andy Robertson's final Merseyside derby felt exactly like that.

The Scotland captain has opened up about Saturday's dramatic 2-1 victory over Everton, admitting his last taste of derby action at Goodison Park unfolded perfectly. With Virgil van Dijk's towering header in the 100th minute sealing the points, Robertson couldn't have asked for a better send-off from one of football's most intense rivalries.

"It couldn't have been much better," Robertson confessed, reflecting on a match that had everything you'd want from a derby finale. The emotion, the drama, the late winner – it was pure theatre.

For a player who has lived and breathed these fixtures since arriving at Anfield, Saturday's victory represented the ideal conclusion to his derby chapter. Robertson has been central to Liverpool's dominance in this fixture over recent years, and to bow out with another win over the neighbours feels entirely fitting.

The timing of van Dijk's winner added extra poetry to proceedings. Deep into stoppage time, with the tension at breaking point, Liverpool's captain rose to secure the points and give Robertson the perfect farewell moment he deserved.

It's rare that football provides such neat narrative conclusions, but sometimes the beautiful game delivers exactly what it should. Robertson's derby days might be done, but he'll carry this final chapter with him wherever his next adventure takes him.