Boyhood Liverpool fan Trent Alexander-Arnold was standing on the Anfield sideline ready to make his 373rd club appearance, but there was something slightly different about this one.
For probably the penultimate time at Anfield – and the first time since announcing he will leave when his contract expires in June – the 26-year-old pulled on Liverpool red.
Real Madrid are expected to be Alexander-Arnold’s next club. And a section of the Liverpool support took their first chance to let him know their feelings about his decision, booing him during the draw with Arsenal.
The jeers were mixed with cheers from other supporters, but former Premier League title winner Chris Sutton described the reaction as “shocking”, while Alexander-Arnold’s team-mate of eight years, Andy Robertson, told Sky Sports it was “not nice” to hear the boos.
“But you can’t tell people how to feel,” he added. “That’s how I feel about it and I’m not going to tell anyone else how to feel about it.”
