Report: How Trent Alexander-Arnold really felt about being booed by Liverpool supporters last season
Below is a summary of the full article. Click here for the full version from Rousing the Kop or go back to LFC Live.
When it came to this season’s disconnect between Liverpool players and fans, Trent Alexander-Arnold was ahead of the curve.The Scouser publicly played games with the supporter base over his new contract last year, ultimately hiding what he’d seemingly known full-well for a long time: that he was running it down to leave for Real Madrid.Liverpool fans let him know exactly what they thought about that, booing him vociferously as his time as a Red came to an end. But while many supporters maintain that he deserved the riposte, Alexander-Arnold was reportedly really affected by the boos.
Would any Liverpool players realistically get into PSG’s starting XI? Surely we've got no chance against them 😣 Photo Credit: Getty Images/Tnani Badreddine/DeFodi Images Alexander-Arnold left ‘deeply upset’ by manner of Liverpool exitAlexander-Arnold was also predictably booed when he returned to Anfield with Real Madrid in November, and will be again if the two teams meet in this season’s Champions League semi-final.Despite everything, it is still a shame to see how far the once celebrated Liverpool academy graduate has fallen in the eyes of his own people.And according to The Daily Mail, the right-back was also ‘deeply upset’ by the manner in which he exited his boyhood club.Alexander-Arnold is said to have been saddened by the way the ending of his Liverpool career played out, with fans turning on him in their thousands.Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images/Getty Images For The Premier LeagueREAD MORE: Virgil van Dijk will be central to Liverpool’s rebuild next season and deserves more respectNo matter, the 27-year-old has seemingly got over it, with a possibly hyperbolic claim that he is now ‘adored’ by the Spanish press after some good performances for Real Madrid.After some struggles with fitness, Alexander-Arnold is finally putting a run of games together for his new club, but as he showed during Saturday’s defeat against Real Mallorca, there are still big question marks over his ability as a defender.Liverpool supporters were willing to overlook those deficiencies and back one of their own for close to a decade.
But after he turned his back on them in such disappointing fashion, he should perhaps ponder his own actions rather than point the finger at others. Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox