Real Madrid midfielder Valverde in cheeky dig at Liverpool fullback Robertson | OneFootball

Real Madrid midfielder Fede Valverde has had a cheeky dig at Liverpool fullback Andrew Robertson.

Valverde says looking after his son is harder than marking Robertson after Real Madrid beat Liverpool to win the Champions League final on Saturday night.

Valverde was giving an interview on the Stade de France pitch in the aftermath of his side's victory and he had his son on his shoulders. But the young Valverde was not sitting still and kept trying to grab hold of Valverde's medal, leaving the Real star focusing more attention on him than the interview he was giving.

When quizzed about how he combated Robertson's forward forays from left-back, Valverde joked: "Watching my son is harder work than marking Robertson!"

Valverde made a key contribution in attack by providing the assist for Vinicius Jr and his matchwinner in the second half.

But Uruguay international Valverde, 23, admitted his pass to Vinicius that split the Liverpool defence was actually first intended to be a shot.

He explained: "I got close to the box, I shot the ball, it ended up being a tremendous pass and Vinicius made it look even better."