Trent Alexander-Arnold has already made his feelings clear as Liverpool agreement reached
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Trent Alexander-Arnold left Liverpool in the summer to join Real Madrid on a free transfer, and neither he or the Reds appear to have benefitted from the controversial decisionGary Lineker agrees with Jamie Redknapp's comments about Liverpool 'missing' Trent Alexander-Arnold this season. Adding fuel to the fire was the belief that Alexander-Arnold had deliberately let his contract run down, meaning Liverpool received no compensation for his transfer.The defender was met with boos when he was brought on against Arsenal at Anfield immediately after the announcement.
Speaking on the Rest is Football podcast following Liverpool's third consecutive defeat, a 2-1 loss to Chelsea, Lineker said: "In terms of creativity, as much as anything else, I think they're really missing Trent [Alexander-Arnold].READ MORE: Trent Alexander-Arnold Liverpool theory raised as pundits reach agreementREAD MORE: Ibrahima Konate 'offered' new Liverpool contract to prevent Trent Alexander-Arnold repeat"Before that, sometimes Trent would go forward and they would, perhaps, get exposed defensively. But what he gives you going the other way, it's impossible to replace."There is not another player I can think of in world football who plays that position [right-back] in the way that he plays it offensively."I also think that Mo [Salah] is missing him, that connection that they had.
Yes, sometimes they would get exposed in behind, but they would have someone try and cover that position - last season it was mostly [Dominik] Szoboszlai, previous to that would be Jordan Henderson."You've got to say it was worth his weight in gold going forward, and I always used to say, 'Stop worrying about him [Alexander-Arnold] making the odd tiny mistake defensively, because what he gives you the other way is incredible."His feelings echo former Reds midfielder Redknapp’s thoughts last weekend as he said: "They've got problems at full-back. The defender himself had always been open about how difficult it would be for him to move on too, having said prior to his free transfer: "I’ll always be a Liverpool fan."Alexander-Arnold told the official Liverpool website when explaining his decision to leave: "I’ve sacrificed everything, I’ve done everything I’ve ever needed to do to try to help the team win games.