Liverpool head into Sunday’s fixture with Brighton knowing a win is vital to put pressure on Arsenal and Manchester City at the top of the Premier League.

Victory at Anfield would put the Reds three points clear of their title rivals, who face off at the Etihad on Sunday afternoon.

There has been positive injury news for Jürgen Klopp ahead of the final ten games of the season, with Andy Robertson expected to be out for a shorter time than first feared after coming off against Northern Ireland.

Midfielders Curtis Jones and Ryan Gravenberch could feature against the Seagulls, whilst vice-captain Trent Alexander-Arnold is expected to return in the next week or so.

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Trent was the subject of transfer speculation earlier this week, with Real Madrid rumoured to be circling given that his contract is set to expire in the summer of 2025.

On the latest episode of our Journo Insight show, we asked experienced LFC reporter Neil Jones for his thoughts on Trent’s contract situation.

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Neil said:

“Trent’s as Real Madrid a signing and as you could imagine really, if you look at what they’ve been doing over the last few years.

The side they’ve been assembling, the players they’ve been buying, why wouldn’t they like Trent?

“If it was to be a case of Trent saying, ‘I’m not signing a new contract,’ then this is the summer that you’re going to have to do something about it.

“I think Trent – the age of him and the value that he would have – I think you’d have to sell him if he didn’t want to sign a contract.

“I think he will sign a contract now you’ve got the people in place – that partnership in particular that you mentioned of Michael Edwards and Richard Hughes.

“You would expect the phone to be ringing.

I think Liverpool will get the deal done, but of course, it’s no surprise to hear Real Madrid are monitoring a situation like that.

By the time the summer comes, I think Trent will have signed a contract to stay at Liverpool.”

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Redmen Reacts

Apart from the obvious task of appointing a new manager, securing a new, long-term contract for Trent Alexander-Arnold will be high on incoming sporting director Richard Hughes’ list of priorities.
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