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To accommodate, he siphoned fellow new signing Trent Alexander-Arnold out to right wing-back.

The move was a tremendous success in the first half.

The move allowed Alonso to tap into a skill Liverpool coach Arne Slot mostly put on the backburner last campaign: Alexander-Arnold's tremendous crossing.

The Dutch manager converted the former Liverpool star into a much more conventional fullback, and Alexander-Arnold's stats reflected a changed player from the one he was under longtime coach Jurgen Klopp.

Under Slot, his 74.9 passes per/90, 3.73 shot creating actions per/90, and 45.0 carries per/90 were the lowest since the 2017/18.

His 2.74 tackes per/90 were a career high

Most astonishingly, his 5.82 crosses per/90 were his lowest ever across a Premier League campaign, marking a shift from the player who once established himself as a delivery specialist as a teenager.

The former Liverpool player changed his number from No

He also opted to switch Alexander-Arnold from the back of his shirt to just "Trent" with his new club