Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has hailed Trent Alexander-Arnold’s display against Southampton.
The young full-back performed well as the Reds swept aside Saints in a comprehensive 3-0 win. A brace from Mohamed Salah and a second-half strike from Philippe Coutinho handed Liverpool a routine victory, with a welcome clean sheet earned by the defence.
Klopp, as quoted by the Liverpool Echo, was full of praise for his young defender, who performed well on the right.
He is another type of defender. When he started he was a proper winger and sometimes a defender. Now he’s a proper defender and sometimes a winger. It makes much more sense in his position. He was really good today.
The Liverpool boss also believes that Alexander-Arnold’s performance against Southampton was the best of his Liverpool career so far.
It was probably his best performance over 90 minutes in defending. What he can do offensively everybody already knows.
Alexander-Arnold has come on leaps and bounds following his emergence last season and has taken his chances when they have come to him. Nathaniel Clyne’s long-term back injury has presented him with a golden opportunity to kick on this season and the youngster is certainly grasping it with both hands.
The young defender will now hope to feature when Liverpool visit Sevilla on Tuesday in the Champions League.
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