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View image in fullscreenAlexander-Arnold could douse the fire around him but Liverpool owners deserve heat too

The full-back is clearly itching to move but an unrealistic Local Lad premium is demanded of him that reflects wider alienation

Stop talking about this thing I’m talking about.

Was Alexander-Arnold barracked by his own fans because he was having a terrible game, or did Alexander-Arnold have a terrible game because he was being barracked by his own fans?



There has been talk since in the digital hate-sphere of distraction, arrogance and literally not trying, to the extent it is probably a good thing Liverpool are playing Accrington Stanley this weekend and Conor Bradley needs a game.

What is the actual source of that visceral and very personal anger?

But then Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah are not Local Boys, and this really does seem to carry a lot of weight, even if it makes no sense when you pick it apart.

Alexander-Arnold has given Liverpool his best years.

What about all the local players poached by Liverpool from elsewhere?

One of the fault lines Alexander-Arnold seems to cross is that empty emotional space in the modern game, the basic alienation of fans, players, ownership and clubs that still retail themselves as geographical and tribal entities.