Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot waxed lyrical about Trent Alexander-Arnold after his beautiful purpose helped down Accrington Stanley within the third spherical of the FA Cup.
Alexander-Arnold, out of contract in the summertime and a number one switch goal for Actual Madrid, was closely criticised for his efficiency in Liverpool’s 2-2 draw with Manchester United, with many feeling the hypothesis round his future had affected his frame of mind.
However there have been no such considerations for Alexander-Arnold towards League Two Accrington, who fought bravely at Anfield earlier than the standard of the Premier League leaders shone via.
Diogo Jota broke the impasse for Liverpool after a swift breakaway and the sport was all however sewn up by Alexander-Arnold’s large long-range purpose moments earlier than the half-time interval.
“I might speak for hours about that purpose,” Slot remarked of Alexander-Arnold’s strike. “The largest praise Trent might get was the response of everybody [on Saturday] after the Manchester United recreation.
“Each participant world wide, possibly aside from a couple of, has a nasty recreation and it’s utterly regular. However the second Trent has one, everybody has an opinion on it.
“Perhaps that’s due to the contract scenario. If that wasn’t there, I do not know if folks would have reacted in the identical approach. Lots of them had been fairly arduous on him.”
“I believe it was good for Trent to play in our personal stadium and really feel the reception of the followers once more,” Slot added. “It was particular and may solely assist him and us.
‘If you wish to do particular issues this season, you are able to do that collectively, not solely the gamers, the supervisor however undoubtedly with the followers.”
Actual Madrid have already seen one method for Alexander-Arnold knocked again by Liverpool, with the Merseyside membership nonetheless hopeful that their academy graduate will put pen to paper on a brand new long-term contract.
Alexander-Arnold has expressed a want to win the Ballon d’Or, nonetheless, with the probabilities of scooping that particular person accolade often heightened by enjoying for a extra illustrious membership like Madrid, who’ve 15 European Cup/Champions League crowns to their title in comparison with Liverpool’s six.
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