Jamie Carragher outlines two reasons why Trent Alexander-Arnold was booed

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"I wasn't surprised, and I don't think Trent would have been surprised if I'm being totally honest," Carragher said on CBS Sports. "I was a local boy playing for Liverpool and living in Liverpool, and in the city, we live and breathe football every single day.

"So when one of your own moves on and makes a decision that 99 per cent of the supporters think 'I wouldn't do that', a local player for Liverpool has to embody those supporters. Trent Alexander-Arnold speaks to Xabi Alonso before entering the field as a substitute (Image: Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images) "The one thing I would say about the reaction, he has always stated that, 'I'm just a supporter on the pitch.' He wanted to be captain and be a Liverpool legend.

I wouldn't say he divides opinion because he is a fantastic talent, and that is why Real Madrid wanted him. I can totally understand the reaction, and I'm sure Trent can as well." Liverpool.com says: Alexander-Arnold was always going to get jeered.