Manchester United academy’s shot stopper mentor was last night at Jelbart Park for the first of two sessions on the Border.

Tonight Robinson will head to Murray United to impart the wisdom he has learnt at one of the great soccer nurseries and through working with the likes of senior goalkeepers David De Gea (Spain), Anders Lindegaard (Denmark), Victor Valdes (Spain), Sam Johnstone (Eng U21), plus some outstanding international level goalkeepers in the academy such as Joel Perriera (Portugal U19) and Dean Henderson (Eng U17).

Robinson said keepers were among the hardest workers at the club.

“They get a bad wrap but they are the first at the gym, train with the squad and then do their own specialist training before invariably heading back into the gym at the end of the day,” he said.

“I push aspiring keepers to go beyond their comfort zone — be prepared to come out and take the ball from a cross.

“Only then can they know what they can and can’t do.

“You can only learn from making mistakes.

“What we do in these sessions is no different to what we would do back home at the academy.”

Robinson believes goalkeepers no longer need to be hulking giants to play at the highest level.

“In Europe there is a push away from the 6’5” keeper in favour of smaller more agile players who are also good with their feet,” he said.

“I don’t really think there is one perfect keeper, but each player should take something from the modern day best and past greats.

“A mix of (Peter) Schmeichel’s bravery, the coolness of Edwin van der Sar and the shot stopping of David (De Gea).

“But the one similarity that all three possess, in fact all the best goalkeepers, is that they work hard.”