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title: "Trent Alexander-Arnold accepts his form has dipped this season"
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author: "Henry Jackson"
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published: "2021-02-09T19:00:00Z"
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# Trent Alexander-Arnold accepts his form has dipped this season

Trent Alexander-Arnold has accepted that his form has dipped this season, experiencing the first major drop-off of his career so far.

The 22-year-old has enjoyed a meteoric rise at Liverpool, rising from youth team hopeful to arguably the [best right-back in the world](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/trent-alexander-arnold-liverpool-best-right-back-world-reinventing-jurgen-klopp-england-tactics).

Alexander-Arnold has been noticeably below his usual world-class standards for much of this season, however, failing to influence matters as much for the Reds.

Speaking to [*ESPN Brasil*](https://www.espn.com.br/) \[via *[Sport Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/bad-form-i-havent-liverpool-star-admits-hes-tough-season/)*\], the boyhood Liverpool fan opened up about his struggles:

> Probably it’s been a spell of bad form that I haven’t had before. So it’s new. But I think really, for me, I set targets in levels and I have expectations in myself.

> If I don’t meet them then and I’m not happy. I want to be better than I am. I haven’t been able to meet them so far this season but we’ve only just passed the halfway stage, so there’s still a long way to go.

### Read Liverpool Verdict

A dip in form was only natural at some point for Alexander-Arnold, with things largely plain sailing until this point.

An [injury](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/trent-alexander-arnold/verletzungen/spieler/314353) early in the season and also a battle with the virus currently affecting the world hasn’t helped matters, and he simply hasn’t played with the same rhythm and confidence.

Alexander-Arnold is special player, however, and he will eventually be back to his best, having [only registered three Premier League assists](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/318871/Show/Trent-Alexander-Arnold) this season, scoring only once, too.

Plenty of performances have still been perfectly reasonable, but the youngster has now set himself an incredibly high level to meet regularly.