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Roy Keane's verdict on Trent Alexander-Arnold boos after Gary Neville comment

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"But I think for any player to go back, to boo him, people pay their money to go and that's fine, you're not going to argue with supporters but.." Wright interrupted: "You know what Roy when you look at him, when he was a youngster, he'd have been dreaming of winning all those things for Liverpool. He'd think 'one day I'll leave and I can come back and it will be great', but the fact is when he was getting ready to leave, that is what he was thinking about.



"So I was more concerned for him when Liverpool [supporters] were booing him when he was there. "But that's what happens especially when you choose somebody else, especially over Liverpool, they're going to hold that against you." Trent Alexander-Arnold was booed by Liverpool supporters on his return to Anfield with Real Madrid (Image: (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)) Keane responded: "I know Jamie made a point over the last few days, comparing it to Van Dijk and Salah, but they're older players that have had experience abroad, Trent is mid-20s, his contract is up and he has the chance to try something completely different." Neville then remarked rather bluntly: "Also Roy, it is Real Madrid." Keane countered: "Of course, but Liverpool fans will obviously think 'we are the biggest club in the world' like all supporters.

"You don't have to wish him luck in Madrid but to go to the effort of thinking, 'I'm going to boo this kid' as a local lad and Liverpool fans for some reason think we've got class, no Liverpool fans have to have a good look at themselves. "The beauty with Trent over the last year or two is that he has said very little, he's not been one to say, 'oh I'd love to stay here', he has actually kept his mouth shut and sometimes that's not a bad thing to do.