Trent Alexander-Arnold didn’t look glad (Photograph by Bryn Lennon, Gareth Copley/Getty Photographs)
Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold appeared to shake his head after being subbed off by Arne Slot.
The precise-back had simply acquired the Reds stage in opposition to Aston Villa – however the head coach opted to deliver on Conor Bradley over the England worldwide. The 26-year-old appeared to shake his head as his left the sphere, in response to commentary on the time.
The transfer was an echo of earlier within the season when Slot took off the Scouse right-back throughout Liverpool’s 2-0 win in opposition to Brentford.
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Again then, Slot took Alexander-Arnold off after 72 minutes, with Bradley approaching. Alexander-Arnold regarded sad when he took his place on the bench.
After the sport, the supervisor mentioned: “He didn’t look that glad after being taken off. I perceive. Each participant needs to play 90 minutes. However I don’t assume the gamers that had been on the bench from the beginning had been actually proud of the selection I made. However Trent got here again from the nationwide crew the place at first of the match he performed quite a bit, then he didn’t. Had a number of weeks off, got here again, that is solely his third sport.
“We have now to handle him as a result of we want him for the entire season and never simply the primary two video games. However what is nice for me is that I’ve an excellent backup as properly with Conor. So we’re taking good care of Trent. However he performed a great sport.”
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Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold is preferred by Actual Madrid (Photograph by Carl Recine/Getty Photographs)
It comes amid the participant’s in depth hyperlinks to Actual Madrid. Los Blancos are reportedly ramping up their pursuit of Alexander-Arnold, taking an “all or nothing” method to securing his signature.
The England worldwide is edging nearer to the top of his contract at Anfield, with no indicators of a renewal on the horizon. If issues keep as they’re, he’ll be a free agent this summer time.
In accordance with The Telegraph, Alexander-Arnold has been a prime goal for the La Liga outfit for a while, and so they’re now stepping up their efforts to deliver him to the Bernabeu.
This can be a serious concern for Liverpool, who’re already going through uncertainty over the futures of Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk, each of whom are additionally approaching the ultimate levels of their contracts.