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Trent Alexander-Arnold’s last game at Liverpool began with Slot’s words at the press conference: “During the pre-season, I had to speak to him several times because I wasn’t completely satisfied with every single minute he trained”.
No thanks, just a few stones from the shoe and good luck for your next adventure. The zero-parameter farewell from Liverpool doesn’t seem to have gone down well with the Dutch coach, but he’s not the only one who didn’t take it “well”.
The 1998-born full-back will not renew his expiring contract and will leave the club that raised him after a lifetime. In his future, there will likely be Real Madrid, but first, he has to deal with the anger of the Reds fans: the “betrayal” by the son of Liverpool was too great, and the reactions show it.
Insults on social media have been added to the burned jerseys, the whistles of Anfield, and the historic mural stained with the writing “RAT (rat)”. The anger is great, and not even the celebrations for the championship victory can alleviate it.
โTrent Alexander-Arnold = bench
โKevin De Bruyne = benchThe two players saying good by will have to settle for a substitute appearance as their last game ๐ณ pic.twitter.com/BQEyqk8qhS
โ OneFootball (@OneFootball) May 25, 2025
Forget the farewells of Modric and Ancelotti, at Liverpool, the air is different, and the images leave no room for interpretation: no thank-you choreography from the home crowd and a place on the bench in what will be his last official match with the Reds jersey.
However, the teammates have thought of applauding the English full-back: Momo Salah asked in recent days to respect a boy who has defended the club’s colors since 2005, and the speech made in training touched everyone.
After all, a farewell, although painful, will never cancel out Alexander Arnold’s achievements with Liverpool: the boy who grew up with red in his heart has written unforgettable pages of history.
Today, the most important chapter of his life closes, and tomorrow, another one will open. Liverpool-Trent was a beautiful relationship, and even the little shoes remember the beginning of everything. Who would have imagined it 20 years ago…
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