A body language expert has revealed that Trent Alexander-Arnold's reaction to the club's supporters in the away end at Brighton demonstrated his "disbelief" at his reception from fans after announcing he will leave Liverpool.

Now, body language expert Judi James has given her reflections on Alexander-Arnold's reaction as fans appeared to be in no mood to allow his departure to overshadow the club's achievements this term.



Trent Alexander-Arnold's dejection was clear to a body language expert at Brighton

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She said: "Trent's decision to quit Liverpool was like announcing a divorce from a long-term marriage to a childhood sweetheart, so he should hardly be surprised if the fans are keen to turn their backs and move on without him now.

"He stands here watching them celebrate without him with his body language suggesting confusion and dejection," James contends

"When he reassured the fans he'd be back to visit regularly he might have assumed they'd wish him well with his new 'relationship' with another club, but as he turns here his eye expression seems to give away his feelings of surprise and pain."

As for his body language as he turns away from the away end and towards the tunnel before staring longingly into space, she continued by explaining that this reaction was telling: "His eyes widen in surprise and shock before he performs some emphatic blinks in a cut-off ritual that hints at disbelief.

"He ends with an act of auto-attack, biting at his nails as he walks away," she asserted, before adding: "This could be a childlike gesture of self-comfort, although nail-biting can also be prompted by frustrated anger when someone turns angry feelings on themself.”

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