Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot refused guilty Trent Alexander-Arnold for the current flurry of objectives his facet have conceded.
The inventive right-back has usually had his defensive acumen questioned all through his profession, and endured a very tough outing in Liverpool’s 2-2 draw with Manchester United final Sunday. That was Alexander-Arnold’s first look since Actual Madrid submitted their opening provide to purchase the academy graduate this month.
Slot was fast to defend his participant on that event, and doubled down on his insistence that Liverpool’s porous run of kind is just not Alexander-Arnold’s burden to hold. The Reds conceded 5 objectives throughout the primary 12 matches of the season (a mean of 0.4 per recreation), however have shipped 20 over the next 17 fixtures (1.2 per recreation).
“I do see a sure sample within the objectives we concede however I do not see the sample whether it is about Trent,” Slot informed the assembled media earlier than Liverpool’s FA Cup tie with Accrington Stanley on Saturday. “In no way.”
“Trent has had one tough recreation for us and perhaps a number of that had been OK to good. Primarily, he has had nice video games when he performed for us this season,” the Dutch coach identified.
“I do know there’s loads of give attention to him for the time being however I might additionally like to focus on the give attention to how properly he did when he got here on within the final half hour [against Tottenham in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday] and the way our followers reacted to him. That’s what happy me much more throughout that recreation.”
Alexander-Arnold had dropped to the bench for Liverpool‘s journey to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Wednesday night rather than Conor Bradley. The England worldwide was launched for the remaining half-hour of the Carabao Cup semi-final and struck a fearsome volley past debutant goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky which Radu Dragusin needed to desperately clear off the aim line.
Liverpool have rebuffed Actual Madrid’s preliminary gives and seem intent on protecting Alexander-Arnold at Anfield till not less than the top of the season – which is when his contract is because of expire.
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