Alexander-Arnold Booed as Liverpool Look to Future without the Right-Back

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Trent Alexander-Arnold was named on the bench against Arsenal as Liverpool celebrated their title success with the fans at Anfield.

The England international, who has decided to leave the club on a free transfer to join Real Madrid this summer, did make an appearance in the 67th minute.

Alexander-Arnold replaced Conor Bradley and that is when the atmosphere turned sour as a number of fans loudly booed the full-back.

The boos were met by fans who cheered the player but every time he touched the ball, Alexander-Arnold was on the receiving end of a negative reaction from the home crowd.

There is clearly a mixed feeling amongst the Liverpool fans regarding Alexander-Arnold’s departure but he stayed on the pitch and clapped the fans at the end of the game.

There are plenty of Liverpool fans who are unhappy to see Alexander-Arnold leave in the summer and not only because the club will not receive a transfer fee.

Clearly losing a player as talented and experienced as Alexander-Arnold for free is a massive blow financially but what about the loss of his talent on the pitch?

Having joined the club at the age of 16, the right-back has enjoyed great success at Liverpool and been a key part of a team that has won two Premier League titles, the Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup, the Club World Cup, the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

There is nothing left for Alexander-Arnold to win at Liverpool and he has served the club well in that respect.

During his time at Liverpool, Alexander-Arnold has been a major attacking force from the right-back position. Following the 2-2 home draw with Arsenal, statistics show he has played 353 times for Liverpool in all competitions and has 92 assists to his name.

He has scored 23 goals in his Liverpool career and those numbers are going to be difficult to replicate for whoever becomes the new long term right-back at Anfield.

If we analyse the all-time Premier League assists stats, Alexander-Arnold comes in at 20th position with 64 assists. That is only 10 fewer assists than Thierry Henry, one fewer assist than Raheem Sterling, and more assists than the likes of Matt Le Tissier, Riyad Mahrez, Steve McManaman, Eric Cantona, Paul Scholes, and Eden Hazard. That leaves the new right-back at Liverpool with big boots to fill.

Bradley has been excellent since breaking into the first team and will hope he is given a chance to replace Alexander-Arnold permanently. The Northern Ireland international is better defensively than Alexander-Arnold and already has 10 assists to his name in 55 appearances for Liverpool.

Bradley is never going to replicate the numbers of his predecessor but without comparing him to Alexander-Arnold, the stats are impressive. However, Liverpool will want to bring in a player to compete with Bradley and Bayer Leverkusen's Jeremie Frimpong, Inter Milan's Denzel Dumfries and Nottingham Forest's Ola Aina have all be linked to the club.

There is no doubt the way Alexander-Arnold is leaving Liverpool has left a bitter taste in the mouth of many fans but time moves on.

Liverpool must focus on the future without the most creative full-back influence in Premier League history.

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