Liverpool Boss slot praises the “dedication” “incredible” full back

Liverpool Manager Arne Towel praised Trent Alexander-Arnold while the English internationaler closes on the return of injury before the expected deviation from Premier league Leaders.

Widespread reports suggest that Alexander-Arnold will end his 21-year connection with Liverpool and join Real Madrid when his contract expires at the end of the season, but the 26-year-old could play for the first time from March 8 when the Reds visited the second DNA Leicester City (16:30 BST) on Sunday.

“Each time he plays and trains with us, he shows his commitment,” said Slot, whose side will take the title with five games that he will spare if he wins, and Arsenal lost the same day in Ipswich (14:00).

🗣️ “He worked hard throughout the season”

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“The moment he is on the field, he shows me what a great footballer he is. He worked hard throughout the season – and now during rehab – to return with his team again.

“Everyone who has watched football for the last five, six or seven years know that the incredible full back. He was an incredible full back for this football club and see what the future has.”

Trent Alexander-Arnold Liverpool Statistics

Alexander-Arnold started in 33 of 38 matches for which he was available in this season’s Premier League and Champions LeagueHelping Slot to lead his new club in an almost perfect campaign in the top flight and the last 16 in Europe.

Wideman contributed three goals and seven assists in all competitions, but missed Liverpool’s last three league matches with ankle injury.

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“If things are going well, he could be on the bench,” Slow told Alexander-Arnold’s fitness after re-joined Liverpudlian on Wednesday.

“Definitely won’t start, but, hopefully, they will be able to join us, because it’s been out for a long time. It will be nice if it’s a trent with us.”

Virgil Van Dijk: Graveberch ‘Great Example’

Days after the top scorer Mohamed Salah signed a new long -term contract at the club, captain Virgil van Dijk It followed on Thursday to leave Alexander-Arnold as the only star player in a team that still arranged the terms this summer.

Slot said it was “difficult to describe” the influence of the central back on and outside and quoted the influence of the Netherlands International on young players like Ryan Gravenberch, who benefited from the experience of outside Dijk during the season in which the midfielder began every league match.

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“I didn’t work with a player like him, in terms of leadership and energy that he brings to the team at every training session and how professional he is,” Slot of Van Dijk said.

“Ryan is a great example – (Van Dijk) all the time on it, trying to make it even more a professional than Ryan already.”

Talking about the key elements of the 33-year-old who maintaining the performance level, Styot said that “the first thing” he meant to avoid injury to.

“If any player at any age has come out for two or three months, it is quite difficult for players to return to their old level,” Slot explained. “If he stays in shape, I see no reason why he would regulate himself.”

Trent Alexander-Arnold contract

Slot said there were no updates about the potential extension of Alexander-Arnold’s agreement and repeated his pleasure in Salah and Van Dijka, which remained in his team.

“That tells you that we want to keep our best players, who have been great for so many years,” he added. “To be able to keep them when they are free agents, he tells you the ambition we have.

“It’s nice that we made two announcements and we could talk for hours, but that’s the same (contractual situation with) a trend.”

Leicester vs Liverpool

Liverpool is on his way to one of the earliest victories in the title in history as part of an extremely impressive first season in English football for the slot.

They are 13 points above the artillery With a significant superiority of the target in search of champions for the first time after 2019/20.

Leicester last won the league match on January 26 and will suffer the current outburst if he does not win visitors.