Trent Alexander-Arnold's six-word comment speaks volumes as Liverpool agreement reached
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We are two months into the 2025/26 season and it seems neither Liverpool nor Trent Alexander-Arnold have benefitted from the defender's summer transfer to Real MadridGary Lineker agrees with comments made by Jamie Redknapp about Liverpool ‘missing’ Trent Alexander-Arnold this season. Alexander-Arnold made his dream, albeit controversial, move to Real Madrid in the summer after months of speculation over his future.His announcement in May was met with immediate fury as many die-hard Reds could not understand why he would want to leave his boyhood club for what they considered a major European rival.
Speaking on the Rest is Football podcast after Liverpool’s 2-1 defeat to Chelsea in the Premier League, marking their third consecutive loss, Lineker said: "In terms of creativity, as much as anything else, I think they're really missing Trent [Alexander-Arnold]."Before that, sometimes Trent would go forward and they would, perhaps, get exposed defensively. 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."It echoed former Reds midfielder Redknapp’s assessment last weekend as he said: "They've got problems at full-back.
They're missing Trent [Alexander-Arnold]."They haven't played the same right-back since the Burnley game. [Conor] Bradley had a tough 45 minutes.”With the pair’s comments in mind and several months passing for fan frustration to simmer, perhaps it is clearer to see now just how much Alexander-Arnold offered Liverpool. Alexander-Arnold did not hit the ground running for Real Madrid in his first few games, failing to record any goals or assists.He had already begun to receive criticism before his injury against Marseille last month, with sections of the Spanish press preferring club legend Dani Carvajal’s more all-action and passionate take on the same position.Alexander-Arnold may still not be fit to play when Los Blancos next face Getafe after the international break, as well as the El Clasico afterwards, by which point he would have been out for six weeks in total.