Manchester United secured a draw at Anfield with goals from Lisandro Martinez and Amad Diallo, which offset efforts from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah for Liverpool. However, the spotlight was on Alexander-Arnold, who made several costly mistakes, including an error that allowed United a four-on-two counter late in the match, prompting an intense glare from Reds captain Virgil van Dijk. Arne Slot addressed Alexander-Arnold’s performance in the media and dismissed the idea that the growing transfer talk linking him to Real Madrid had any impact on him.
Slot commented: “I don’t believe in that. Nine out of ten people might say it affected him, but I’m one of the few who believe it didn’t. What I think affected him was having to face Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot, two top players for Portugal. We have Diogo Jota here, who is a fantastic player but doesn’t even start for Portugal, which shows the quality United have. When these players focus on their game, as United sometimes does, it’s tough to face them.
“For me, playing against Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot is much harder for Trent than dealing with the transfer rumors. That’s my take, though most people would likely say it’s the rumors.”
Regarding Alexander-Arnold’s overall performance, Slot continued: “It was clear Trent had some tough moments, as did the whole team, but this isn’t the first time for him. I think most of the games he’s played for this club, he’s been excellent, but I can’t believe anyone would say he’s never had a bad game. That’s happened before, especially when facing quality opponents like United.”
Despite the growing reports of Real Madrid’s interest, Alexander-Arnold is unlikely to leave Liverpool in January. He is expected to start again when Liverpool faces Tottenham in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final on Wednesday.
Trent Alexander-Arnold
Trent Alexander-Arnold
EnglandThis season he played in total 18 times for 1402 minutes for Premier League.
Trent Alexander-Arnold scored 1 goal for Liverpool. He procured 4 assists. He received 4 yellow cards and no red cards.
His team is currently 1st in Premier League. In the last match Liverpool drew 2-2 against Manchester United.
Liverpool performance and stats
Liverpool is currently 1st in the Premier League with 46 points.
In the last 19 games, it has won 14 times, drew 4 times, and lost once. In its last match, Liverpool drew 2-2 against Manchester United.
It has a positive goal difference after scoring 47 goals and conceding 19.
Liverpool will play the next match in Premier League against Nottingham Forest on Tuesday 14th of January in Nottingham.
