Alexander-Arnold, who is out of contract at the end of the season. Come under scrutiny this weekfor its weak display in k 2-2 Drawn by Ruben Amorim. He was 26 years old. A point of view by the Real Madrid Earlier this month, though, the Spanish club’s advances were promptly rejected by Liverpool.
Alexander-Arnold made an impressive cameo off the bench at Liverpool Narrow defeat To Tottenham Hotspur In midweek and he once again grabbed the spotlight, captaining his boyhood club. 4-0 Saturday’s FA Cup third round win over Accrington Stanley, with a superb goal from the edge of the penalty area.
“I think the biggest compliment Trent could get was everyone’s reaction after the United game,” Slott said after the match. “Every player in the world, except maybe a few, has a bad game and that’s perfectly normal.
“The minute Trent plays poorly, everybody has an opinion about it. Maybe it has to do with the contract situation. I don’t know if everybody would have reacted the same way if it wasn’t for that.
“That’s probably the biggest compliment you can get if you’ve played so well in the first half of the season and you’re not playing well against United — and that’s for me, for the fans, all the analysis. It was obvious to the cars. Many of those who watched the game were quite harsh on him and that is probably the biggest compliment.
The Liverpool boss added: “I think it was good for him to play at our home stadium again, to feel the welcome from the fans again, it was already fantastic when we played Tottenham.
“It was special for him today as well. It will only help him and us because if you want to do special things in the season we have to do it together, not just the players and the manager but the fans as well.”
Slott also praised the performance of the summer signing. Federico Chiesawho scored his first Liverpool goal against Accrington. However, the Dutchman stressed that fans should not “get carried away”, with the forward still working to get up to speed. Premier League.
“You want to score your first goal, especially in front of your fans,” Slott said. “He’s done that now so it’s a good next step. Let’s not worry too much because, although I like the way Accrington Stanley play, they’re a League Two team. But it’s definitely his. So that’s a good next step. Be available and score.”