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Trent Alexander-Arnold who has announced he will leave Liverpool when his contract expires at the end of the season(Image: PA Wire)

Trent Alexander-Arnold made his first Premier League start for Liverpool against rivals Manchester United in 2017.

He said: "When I called her and told her, she just started crying and that's when I realised it's not just me it is happening to, it is everyone around me as well, which is a good feeling to have.

"She just told me to go on and do the best I can and don't worry about what happens and that's what I did." Alexander-Arnold also shared how the former Liverpool manager waited until midday to tell the young Liverpool star he was in the side.

He shared: "We all stayed over in the hotel in Manchester and I think about 12 in the afternoon, the manager told me I was starting the game and asked if I was ready and I said: 'Yes'.

"From then on I knew I was starting and I think it was a good thing knowing [late] as if I had known the day before, I might not have had the best of sleeps.

So to find out that late on was a good thing."

Article continues belowTrent Alexander-Arnold with Anthony Martial of Manchester United during the Premier League match at Old Trafford on January 15, 2017 (Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

Today, the Liverpool defender has ended months of speculation over his future by confirming his intention to leave Liverpool when his contract expires next month, with a free transfer to Real Madrid looking likely.

The Reds' vice-captain shared a video to social media, offering fans an explanation.

He announced: "After 20 years at Liverpool Football Club, now is the time for me to confirm that I will be leaving at the end of the season.

"This is easily the hardest decision I’ve ever made in my life.

I will forever be in debt to you all.

"But, I have never known anything else and this decision is about experiencing a new challenge, taking myself out of my comfort zone and pushing myself both professionally and personally.

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He added: "I’ve given my all every single day I’ve been at this club, and I hope you feel like I’ve given back to you during my time here.

My love for this club will never die."

Alexander-Arnold will leave having won two Premier League titles, two League Cups, an FA Cup, a FIFA Club World Cup and the 2019 Champions League.


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