In the 20th round of the English Premier League that ended in the early morning of January 6, Beijing time, Liverpool was forced to draw 2-2 by Manchester United at home. In this game, Liverpool's right-back Alexander-Arnold, who is worth 75 million euros, caused public anger because of his poor performance. Both goals conceded by the Reds had a lot to do with his loose attitude and poor defence.
In the 52nd minute, after Arnold made a reckless mistake on the ball, he was still very lazy and did not come forward to press, but looked at the defense and allowed B Fei to dribble horizontally and send a straight stopper. Lisandro Martinez then burst into the box and fired home from a tight angle.
And Liverpool's second goal conceded also came from the right side of Arnold's defense, and Arnold was not in position when he conceded the ball, but outrageously recovered to the middle of the penalty area, allowing central defender Conatra to defend Garnacho, causing the door to open wide in the middle and allowing Diallo to score.
After an outrageous misplaced pass near the touchline, Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk glared at Trent Alexander-Arnold like a murderous look, clearly unhappy with his poor performance.
Manchester United legend Roy Keane was scathing about Alexander-Arnold: "He runs around defensively, defensively like a schoolboy. He has to do better. People say he might go to Real Madrid. But with his current level of defence, he could go to Tranmere Rovers (League Two clubs) in the future. He has to do better. ”
It is known that Alexander-Arnold's contract with Liverpool expires this summer, and although Liverpool are interested in offering a new contract of £300,000 a week to renew the academy star, Alexander-Arnold has so far been ambiguous and seems inclined to join Real Madrid on a free transfer this summer. Many netizens angrily reprimanded Arnold for "his heart has long been no longer in Liverpool, but has flown to Real Madrid!" ”
However, after watching Alexander-Arnold's outrageous performance on the defensive end of the game, I don't know if Real Madrid will insist on signing this summer's "strong offensive and weak defense" full-back.