Trent Alexander-Arnold won’t be facing any retrospective action from the Football Association despite openly acknowledging his deliberate celebration of scoring against Manchester City, provoking the home crowd. The Liverpool vice-captain, 25, scored in the 80th minute, equalizing Erling Haaland’s milestone goal for the champions and securing a draw at the Etihad Stadium. His celebration involved a gesture to silence the home supporters before swiftly returning to the game.
In his post-match remarks, Alexander-Arnold admitted finding amusement in the reaction of the City fans, who later criticized him on social media. He stated, “It’s always good to celebrate in front of away fans. Seeing all of the faces is really funny.”
Although players often receive bookings for taunting opposition supporters, referee Chris Kavanagh did not take action against Alexander-Arnold on the day, potentially omitting any mention of it in his report.
According to IFAB’s Law 12, players “must be cautioned” for “gesturing or acting in a provocative, derisory, or inflammatory way.”
While Alexander-Arnold emerged as Liverpool’s hero with his late goal, he faced challenges from Jeremy Doku, who displayed exceptional performance for Manchester City. The champions also effectively limited Alexander-Arnold’s forward movement into midfield.
Adapting to a new hybrid role this season, the Anfield favorite noted, “I think there was potentially a game plan to stop me from getting the ball in midfield, at least that’s what it felt like, especially in the first half. A lot of man-marking – Bernardo [Silva] was really close to me.”
The draw leaves Liverpool third in the table, trailing Manchester City by a point and league leaders Arsenal by two points.
Trent Alexander-Arnold
Trent Alexander-Arnold
This season he played in total 3 times for 174 minutes for Europa League.
Trent Alexander-Arnold didn’t score any goal for Liverpool. He procured two assists. He received no yellow cards and no red cards.
His team is currently 3rd in Europa League. In the last match Liverpool drew 1-1 against Manchester City.
Liverpool performance and stats
Liverpool is currently 1st in the Europa League with 9 points.
In the last 4 games, it has won 3 times and lost once. In its last match, Liverpool lost 3-2 against Toulouse.
It has a positive goal difference after scoring 12 goals and conceding 5.
Liverpool will play the next match in Europa League against LASK Linz on Thursday 30th of November in Liverpool. The prediction is Liverpool winning the match.