Paul Scholes believes Arne Slot may not have actually wanted Trent Alexander-Arnold in his team after seeing the Liverpool boss’ reaction to him while playing firsthand.

Alexander-Arnold will of course leave Anfield this summer, having already announced his decision to depart at the end of his contract last week.

Jeremie Frimpong looks as though he could be heading to Anfield this summer, with reports in Germany suggesting talks are already advanced, while it’s also claimed that the Bayer Leverkusen star has already given the green light on his end.

Nevertheless, Alexander-Arnold’s departure will come as a big blow to Liverpool, with fans having made their feelings clear when the right-back was booed against Arsenal at the weekend.

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Former Manchester United midfielder Scholes though isn’t all that convinced Slot was too keen on having the England international.

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Trent Alexander-Arnold and Arne Slot.

The talk of 'not being loved' could be a real factor.”

Despite Scholes’ theory, and the reaction of Liverpool fans at the weekend, Slot has not ruled out playing Alexander-Arnold again during the Reds’ final two games of the season against Brighton and Crystal Palace.

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“The thing I have to consider is I want to win a game of football and, if I think we can win with Trent, I owe it to his teammates and to the fans [to play him] because the club hired me to win as many games of football as possible,” Slot said on Sunday
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