Thibaut Courtois makes plea to Liverpool fans about Trent Alexander-Arnold after Champions League defeat
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Trent Alexander-Arnold did not have the homecoming he would have hoped for.The Reds made it back-to-back victories after beating Real Madrid, with their performance being much better than most games so far this season.The biggest talking point, though, was about Alexander-Arnold, with the former Liverpool player returning to Anfield for the first time.Join our newsletter for news & smart analysis. He came off the bench late on but failed to make any sort of impact, with the majority of the crowd booing him every time he touched the ball.
Whether people agree or not, that is up to them, but Thibaut Courtois made a plea to Reds fans after the game regarding this matter.Photo by Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty ImagesThibaut Courtois hopes Liverpool fans will forgive Trent Alexander-ArnoldAlmost everyone knew Trent would get a bad reception when he returned given how he departed the club, and Reds fans certainly let their feelings be known.They were heard booing, while singing the songs of both Steven Gerrard and Conor Bradley throughout, letting him know that he is not missed.Courtois, however, hopes that one day, Liverpool fans will forgive him, with the goalkeeper coming out after the game to speak about it.“I think it’s a pity, I’m not judging the fans, they can have their own opinion, but he’s a young kid who played his whole career at Liverpool. We only have one career,” he said to BeinSports.“I feel like they are hurt by this decision as they wanted something different.READ MORE: Mark Clattenburg says he disagrees with refereeing decision in Liverpool vs Real Madrid“I hope that the fans can forgive him.
In the longer term, and eventually he can come back and they’ll honour him for all the trophies he won.”Trent Alexander-Arnold had a bad nightNot only did he start on the bench, but Alexander-Arnold was given almost no time at all to make an impact in the game.His crosses were also poor, something that the Liverpool fans loved to see and jeered after almost every one of them.As well as this, Bradley had one of his best games to date, showing how the Reds do not miss the scouser one bit.Liverpool also got the last laugh with the result, with Trent perhaps regretting his decision with each passing day.