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Liverpool manager Arne Slott refused to blame Trent Alexander-Arnold for the latest goal.
The creative right-back has often had his defensive acumen questioned throughout his career, and has endured a particularly difficult outing. Liverpool draw 2-2 With Manchester United last Sunday. It was Alexander-Arnold’s first appearance since Real Madrid Submitted their initial offer To buy Academy graduates this month.
There was a slot Quick to defend his player On that occasion, and doubled down on his insistence that Liverpool’s porous form was not a burden for Alexander-Arnold to carry. The Reds scored five goals in the first 12 matches of the season (an average of 0.4 per game), but conceded 20 goals over the following 17 fixtures (1.2 per game).
“I see a certain pattern in the goals we’re conceding but if it’s about Trent, I don’t see that pattern,” Slott previously told the assembled media. Liverpool’s FA Cup tie with Accrington Stanley on Saturday. “Absolutely not.”
“Trent has had a difficult game for us and maybe some of the good ones were good. Mainly, when he played for us this season, he played a great game,” the Dutch coach pointed out.
“I know there’s a lot of focus on him at the moment but I also want to focus on how well he did when he came on in the last half hour (against Tottenham in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday) and how our fans reacted to that. That made me happier during the game.”
So Alexander-Arnold went down to the bench LiverpoolTottenham Hotspur travel to the Stadium on Wednesday evening in place of Conor Bradley. For the England international was introduced The final half hour of the Carabao Cup semi-final And the debutant fired a terrific volley past goalkeeper Antonin Kinski that Radu Dragusin had to clear off the goal line.
Liverpool have rejected initial offers from Real Madrid and have indicated their intention to keep Alexander-Arnold at Anfield until at least the end of the season – when his contract is due to expire.
