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It took less than three minutes of Liverpool's win over Fulham on Sunday for Trent Alexander-Arnold to demonstrate the unique qualities that make him so important to Jurgen Klopp's side.

After 90 seconds, a searching pass from deep in his own half which almost put Luis Diaz in behind.

Alexander-Arnold's first pass for Luis Diaz came from the right of Liverpool's back three.



Alexander-Arnold's second pass for Diaz came from the centre of Liverpool's defence.

In the example below, in the 16th minute, he threads a clever disguised pass through to Diaz, who has also drifted inside, allowing Liverpool to attack through the centre.

That quality on the ball was particularly helpful straight after half-time against Fulham, when the hosts were seeking to build on Timothy Castagne's equaliser in first-half stoppage time.

Liverpool needed cool-headedness to tilt the momentum back in their favour following that sucker-punch and it was noticeable how they looked to Alexander-Arnold to supply it.

Indeed, nearly a quarter of his 74 attempted passes came in the eight-minute period between the start of the second half and Ryan Gravenberch scoring Liverpool's second.

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Among them were a stunning switch of play to find Robertson, a nonchalant lay-off for Diaz using his chest, and a slide-rule pass through the lines to release Gravenberch.

His confidence and composure on the ball put the team at ease at a crucial point of the game, while also maintaining their attacking impetus and ensuring Fulham were forced onto the back foot.

The goal, when it came, owed a lot to Gravenberch's individual quality but it was thanks to Alexander-Arnold that Liverpool were able to navigate that potentially stormy period and it was thanks to him, too, that they had gone in front in the first place.

Wednesday 24th April 7:00pm